“Another minute and we’ll be out of sight of the tower,” said Marak, startling Kaira.
The flow of the clouds moving past them had been mesmerising. She glanced at the time and realised they’d been heading away from the tower for almost five minutes. It seemed so much less than that.
Looking around she saw only a few gliders were still matching their course. Some must already have turned back, others were doing so now.
“Looks like a few of the gliders will be testing the laws,” said Tarkus.
“Looks that way. Once we’re clear of the tower we’ll peel off from the others. The whole point is to experience the atmosphere alone. It’s hard to do that if every time you turn you see somebody else.”
“Does anyone ever get caught?”
“Occasionally. The ones who get caught are normally the ama
