"Dammit, Nin! Why did you have to do that? Why couldn't you have at least gotten inside first!" I nearly screamed at the machines in front of me. Slamming my clenched fists down onto the machine as I had lost Nin. My sensors and equipment could not pick him up as he had purged the magic from his system. Now all I had was a blurry and undetailed outline of him that quickly vanished.
I wanted to scream and shout some more, I nearly even cried but, for now, I just moaned in anger. A series of hiccups left me as I tried to just vent the anger out. But I just couldn't, whatever Nin was doing was endangering my family! I may have not wanted him to stay here but there was no need for him to hide himself like this!
I needed his help to save my family and now I had no idea of if he had done something to help them! So, after a few moments of just waiting for the tears to flow, I got up and walked about. Pacing back and forth with a hand on my chin as I tried to just think of a new plan. Without Nin to distract the guards, I would need to find a way to kill them or move them...
This airship had defensive measures, but no offensive ones. It was designed purely to be defended by an escort or onboard garrison. Problem was, I had no armed garrison and the closest thing I had to escorts were all gone! And, as I noted that, I screamed in anger once more.
"YOU STUPID BUG! YOU STUPID BUG! IF MY FAMILY GETS-" I began to scream out before just stopping. My eyes firmly locked on the map the airship's equipment made. And then, I lingered the tip of my claw over a spot near the entrance. Hidden away but not too hidden.
"If I can safely get the airship here, I can go out on my own and do it myself..." I breathed in tearful relief as a plan started to come to mind. And then, my claws began to light up as I reminded myself of my offensive spells. Not that I might need them as my magic had grown since returning back to my home continent.
So I quickly hopped back into command of the airship and brought it down quickly. Nin might have not done his distraction, but surely that magic blast caught their attention somehow? He did carve up a mountain after all. And, admittedly, having seen it, I was shocked by how powerful Nin had become...
The incident that taught me not to use magic in places like this was enough to blow out a house. Not enough to bring part of a full mountain down! It also made me paranoid, because I was a lot stronger than my memorable example now. If I let my magic go out for even a moment, I could risk devastating all the places where the slaves are!
I could kill my family and old friends by mere proximity and accident!
"Gods and goddesses, watch over me and guide me carefully." I let out with a whimper as I finally got the airship to where I wanted it. That descent was needlessly complicated by me having to ignore warnings and other stuff. I just needed to force the airship down and then turn it off. Speaking of...
"I want to go back to magic-filled lands..." I complained as I picked myself up after we suddenly just dropped and slammed into the ground. A shakeup that saw me briefly fly about the airship and hurt myself. The land around me might have not hurt me, but this was steel made in the lands of Thrurstradtur. Magic was definitely in this metal plating.
"Rope ladders, rope ladders-" I then began to repeat over and over once I had picked myself up. If I was to suddenly guide everyone out to the airship. I would need them to be able to get on board it. It was just a shame I could not use the airship's main walkway without causing magic issues.
But, as I remembered the fact that I was not near a camp anymore, I went back and turned it all on again. Growling at the sudden warning blaring in my face as I readjusted the airship and opened it up. And, thankfully, my ability to regulate power meant I did not make a crater like Nin did. We were just on burnt and torn up earth is all...
"What rooms should I put them in, though?" I then questioned myself as I spun around and looked down the dark hallway. Ideally, I would want a location where I could keep them all safe from excess magic. And, of course, magic blasts caused by a certain reaction. So, at the very least, that crossed off me putting them on the side to my right.
As, if I was remembering correctly, that was the side the wyvern took Nin down from. The side we, unfortunately, were not really able to fix all that well even with our stops at mountain-based settlements. And while it probably was not all that interesting, that meant I was left with the bedrooms and the cafeteria as potential safe spots. Pretty much the only rooms they would need to use...
"I best go make sure the other essential rooms are safe." I then commented with a frown as I took a torch and walked about the airship. Inspecting every single room for ways to keep my family and so on safe with. Unfortunately for my worrying mind, however, all there really was were the doors and walls... So I would just have to pray and hope it was enough.
"I promise you, God of Airships if you are real, or, Oriesee, of course, if this is your domain... Revered goddess... I will pray for you everyday. I will make you dependent on my faith alone, I swear it." I potentially pointlessly promise in my paranoia as I go back to my chair. Collapsing into it and shivering as I tried to remember any prayers for her. But, unfortunately, I just could not think of any as I had never had a reason to pay attention to her! I was never someone who cared for metal, it was just a shiny rock to me!
But, despite all this pressure, I was able to get a hold of it and beat it down, "Cmon, Vadei, you can do this. You are stronger than anyone in this city. Even if you can't use spells, you won't lose to them!" I tell myself as I move my arms back and forth. Hopping straight back up and running out the airship before I lost heart once again. And, with a casual hop, I was off the airship and in the gravel below.