Brendan and Ramon tried to settle Damon as best they could. He WAS a donkey, after all. So accommodating him was quite a hassle, considering none of them would have expected to house an equine - and certainly not so soon. And Damon was not at all willing to do what his friends incited him to do. He brayed and halted with his four hooves all along the way. Aiden came to help too eventually. Once he had cleaned up Damon's puddle of urine. Rose could not do much, though. Everyone cursed and grumbled dragging Damon and when they were done, all felt exhausted and angry. The fact that they could tease him once he was back to normal brought small consolation at the moment. As for Rose, she assured them that her magic was depleted until next morning at best. All the men grumbled but went about their business, hoping that this fairy would wound up more useful than the mess they had witnessed and dealt with for now. Jurgen steered the ship. The constant work and attention gave him the solace to focus on something else than the elder prince being a stupid donkey. That was when he saw a darker mass on the horizon. He smiled widely. Land! It was land!
"Land! Land ahoy! Ahoy! Ahoy!" he shouted.
That brought the other young men over to him and created big smiles upon their faces. Land! All became excited. Even Rose the little fairy stowaway and creator of trouble. But what would this land offer?