"I believe she was speaking in the hypothetical, in that the amount of effort required to move it would be less if we used muscle power to fly it out than if we attempted to use magic to transport it out, the point being that it's unrealistic and improbable either way."<br/><br/>She'd already adopted a new disguise, opting for a slimmer, more mage-like appearance, to help corroborate his story. "They may try to recruit us, for their military force, if we show that we're capable in combat," she points out. "And if we don't, they may not let us leave, lest we share secrets about their capabilities. Which is, after all, our true objective."