Gondrith nodded.  "He came up on deck a while ago, then climbed up to the crows nest.  But Cassie seemed hesitant about trading off the post, so he turned into a big bird and flew away.  If he's been back since I'm not sure."<br/><br/>Doxi knew that when he had the chance, Marek enjoyed taking the form of large birds, so such a report wasn't too unusual.  Normally he wouldn't be able to keep up with the Virtuous Maiden if she was operating near full speed, but at half power or less he could fly around and catch up.  With the ship only moving at a third speed, he could do so easily.  It occurred to Doxi that he might be flying above the cloud cover, keeping an eye out for the dragon.<br/><br/>So, that left only Cassie as the member of her crew that hadn't been spoken too or accounted for.