"I did not realize you'd call the place Home and – how long has she been missing for, because if she's only en route to a boat…"

"Since this morning!"

Ugh. "I don't suppose there's a convenient way to tell them to stop, is there, Rikku?"

"If we get to the boat... I could get them to stop, maybe. But Father wouldn't be happy."

He looks her over.

"I hope you don't have a fear of heights."

"What? Why?"

"I can fly faster than you can walk."

"—oh. Now?"

"Yes!"

He steps closer to her, puts out his arms. "You ready?"

"Erm. Yes?"

"Glad to hear it." He picks her up, then looks down at her to ask: "Which way is it?"

She points.

And he launches them into the air.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"

Assuming this is not accompanied by her then screaming to tell him to land, he'll continue.

He can fly quite smoothly. It's probably not as bad as it could be.

Eventually she calms down enough to stop screaming but she holds on to him very tightly.

Aww.

Okay so can he see anything that looks like water and perhaps a hostage, or have they gotten farther than 'pretty obviously close' in the however many hours?

It takes him a few minutes to actually reach the coast and then it's open sea and no sign of boat.

… None at all?

Ugh.

He sets down.

"What are you doing? They went that way."

He raises an eyebrow. "I was setting down to ask you if I should go over the water and if you'll be okay with that. Since you were pretty incoherent in the air, earlier."

"'M fine now."

"Mmk."

Back into the air.

Water water water boat!