Matthew sighed contently as he leaned against the ships railing , taking in in the salty sea breeze and shimmering sapphire expanse before him; a sight parted only by the occasional sea gull striking at the waters, and the distant isle that served their destination. It had been far too long since the last time he'd been on a boat, ever since he and the others had learned astral travel most any other form of travel was just to slow. They were impatient like that, but the slow rocking of the boat brought back fond memories which helped warm him; fighting off the slight chill, and the pang of guilt from his departure from his 'home'.<br/><br/>It had been a tough few months after his return. Between his family coping with his arrival, his city going into an uproar over one of it's loss sons returning, and recovering from his final battle things had been harsh on the boy; and the paparazzi certainly didn't help. Darn reporters were just as persistent here as they had been back at the Wheel. Though his diminished state and all his attention did wonders to keep the shadier side of the world from troubling him too much, thinking he was poor pickings or not worth the effort. Ofcourse the one's that had tried to force the matter served as a good lesson for everyone involved, even him; who knew people in his home world were so squishy? But he supposed it all turned out for the best.<br/><br/>He learned his powers were slowly returning, and to treat his foes a bit more tenderly. It seemed like fighting demons and demigods had rather skewed his sense of power scale a bit...But at least no one died, that would have sucked.<br/><br/>Shaking his head at the memory the young man perked up as the island finally came into his range, the dull ardor waking up his weary sixth sense; like color slowly erupting into the world after having spent untold time living in a dull colorless void. That was the hardest part to get used to honestly, how dull and lifeless the world seemed to him when he first arrived; as they approached he felt that unease slowly fade from him, and found himself breathing so much easier now. Just another thing to be thankful for he supposed.<br/><br/>With the island quickly closing in on the vessel the former Knight of Satesh alighted from his post towards his small nook of the ship to gather his belongings. A whole new world waited for him on those shores, one both familiar and all too alien at once; it wouldn't do to keep his future waiting by ruminating on the past too much.