"It might be a good idea," she remarked coolly. Without waiting for a reply, she examined the controls. It had been a while, hadn't it? Ah, yes. She flipped a switch and then hit the power. With a hum, the craft trembled slightly and then smoothly rose into the air, hovering under its own power. Ildraniath smiled.

"Ah! I knew I remembered how to use this. Altitude. Pitch. Yaw. Acceleration..." She was almost talking to herself as she ran through a quick checklist of the controls.