Lathus, who had preoccupied himself by practicing his iaijutsu until the rest of the group returned from their scouting sorties, froze in place upon hearing Madoka's news.  "Zeppelins?"  The word drifted off his lips as shock made it difficult for his mind to wrap around that.  Sure, back in his time it was obsolete technology, but in this new world that relied more on magic than technology...  "Al-Cairsinal is one of the few places friendly to people from Earth, right?  Surely they must be friendly transports since there would likely be too much disdain for such technology among the outlying nations..."  Though his words were hopeful, there was too much doubt in the Magus' mind for him to put any confidence behind that statement.  There was far too little he knew of the outside world and there would be no way for him to know their intentions until they inevitably revealed it.