With a brief wave to the crowd, Ellen followed Rath up into the bright blue sky, and back onto the ship.  And that, it seemed, was that.  The ship headed north, far, far north, without really finding anything, far enough that the mountains had to be steered around, and still nothing.  The weather got rather cold...  Though, of course, Ellen couldn't feel it.  Eventually, they'd gone as far as they could, and it was time to swing back around, down to the coast.<br/><br/>Thus far, the trip had been rather uneventful.