The small respite helped the mages and Carla move on. Lala was largely okay. Was it because of the bird perched on her shoulder?
The time to ask questions could come later. Arriving on the coast and seeing the longship, Kazi understood he had another job.
"Ugh, it's so far…" Carla murmured. "Are we gonna have to go on the water to retrieve it—oh."
Kazi walked on water, at least that was the illusion he gave. By concentrating magic on the bottom of his feet, he was able to create shapeless balls of magical energy that acted as a staircase. Whether it was the sky or the water, he was able to walk on top of it all. He pretended not to hear the mutters of surprise behind him and casually reached the longship, which had been a good twenty feet away from shore.
