He grunted as Jeanette teased him about his attachment to one particular weapon. "I like that sword...." He muttered to himself as he headed down the stairway towards the main dock and trade yard. "...it's a good sword."<br/><br/>As they passed through the crowds, his Palico keeping in stride carrying his own hammer made from Anjanath, the plate armor and helmet he had pulled on from the same materials, now in lock step with his hunter as he moved to the hitching posts. "We can cut an hour off our travel time in by Wingdrake, although it's a good idea not to get too close to the area by air, I don't want those weird Jagras catching wind of us before we even touch down." As much use as a Wingdrake was, almost any time a hunter took one into a dangerous area the flapping, squawking things ended up drawing too much attention and getting them shot out of the air, or having a part of monsters waiting for them, which was why they usually only landed in camps or did emergency pick ups under the cover of smoke.<br/><br/>"After we touch down we'll have to head north along the coast until we reach their hunting ground. By foot that should take us another hour, but we can probably cut that in a quarter..." He paused and looked back at Jeanette and then peered around for Duchess. "How's your Palico at taming?" He mused.