The Take-off

As Northern and his group stepped onto the airship, the crew began moving around with practiced efficiency, adjusting the sails and checking the glowing runes that lined the ship's edges.

The air was filled with the sounds of creaking wood and soft commands, blending into the steady hum of activity.

Shin and Ryan stood beside him, both casting curious glances around the ship, though Shin's calm demeanor betrayed little of his thoughts.

Ryan, on the other hand, seemed captivated by every little thing he saw on the ship.

It made Northern wonder if he had never been on an airship before. But that was impossible— they had all been in one before being sent to the Dark Continent.

Northern sighed and looked away.

Now that he thought about it, he realized he didn't know much about Ryan, aside from the fact that he was silent most of the time and had an insanely broken talent that allowed him to control ice.