Kastral and Alyrine waited on the Old Dawn's upper deck. The giant beasts freaked out all the guards and lookouts. Henry, luckily, informed everybody about hippogryphs and that they're with the Angelic Order.
The people on deck watched in awe as Sera and Bea approached the enormous creatures, petted their heads, then mounted them without fanfare. A second later, they took off, slowly at first, but after distancing themselves from the ship, their speed increased drastically.
They blinked once and the hippogryphs and their riders disappeared, leaving behind a loud sonic boom, as they reached speeds way past the sound barrier.
Their speed didn't last throughout the journey, though. After leaving the mainland of Europe, going past the Middle East and reaching the Indian Ocean, Sera asked her mount to slow down.
In this case, slowing down meant going only a few thousand kilometers an hour. Instead of reaching Australia in seconds, they would reach it in about half an hour.
