Honestly! The French never forget! Our trip home from retrieving the Orb has been delayed. It seems that an individual aboard our sturdy dirigible saw fit to loosen the bolts holding the Professor's Abnormal Atmosphere Normalizer in place and we are unable to continue our journey until it is fixed. The only other dirigible that could make the trip home was of French origin, captained by an M.B. who, in would seem, was there when I accidently (mostly) crashed the King's Blade into their great cathedral. Destroy one incredibly expensive dirigible and they never forgive you.
We had to bribe many a local tradesman for the needed parts to fix our damaged equipment. Unfortunately, they would not take our money. They only wanted our Serene herbal infusion. It has an exquisite and floral taste that delights the senses even as it calms the mind. We had to trade a good deal of it to acquire the needed parts, but, we will soon be on our way.
