"I understand.  Thanks for being reasonable Matron." she said, smiling and gave one last squeeze to the hand of the older woman "Okay, now-"<br/><br/>And then her mother cut in, and offered to take the bag with her on Marek.  That smirk... not entirely altruistic in her motivations, but she had a point; the bird could outstrip them all, if it was just her riding atop it carrying what weighted five pounds even with a body and gear inside.  Probably their best bet; less stops would have to be made and the priestess could start on the curse sooner.  And her mother got her jollies on riding a big bird named 'Marek' around the city, putting her in a good mood.<br/><br/>"As long as the Matron doesn't mind, I think that's our best bet." she said, slipping her pack off "There isn't that much in there, so she should fit in easily.  I have two manacles if you think it would be safer to bind her hands and feet, so she doesn't hurt herself when you try and pull her out.  Take my watch too; it's accurate entirely, and if five minutes pass, no more than eight minutes tops, have Marek stop somewhere safe and let Vera get air.  When you get to the temple, Priestess, gather everyone and begin preparations<em>immediately</em>while reinforcing the area; we do not need people storming the temple... ah hell, you've done this before, you know the drill.  Just haul ass okay?  Assuming the Matron has no objections of course..."<br/><br/>Then to her crew...<br/><br/>"Theristina, Janmorel: stay with the ship, try and clean her out as you keep people out.  And do<em>try</em>not to kill anyone." she said, knowing Theristina's... Theristina-ness "First Mate, you're with me and the Matron, with this plan anyway, since I don't expect any problems at all now."<br/><br/>Assuming no protest, the plan could be carried out...