After approximately a day's flight, the Behemoth arrived at the Northern Territory.
The travel time was considerably slower than originally anticipated, mainly because the Behemoth encountered strong cold air on the way back over land, causing the entire surface of the Flying Airship to be coated with a layer of freezing rain that formed an ice shell, affecting the airship's flight.
This situation was also the first encounter for the Navy aboard the Behemoth, and they dared not risk continuing flight.
In the past, this wouldn't pose much of a problem for warships; an ice shell was insignificant, at most impacting navigation within controllable limits.
But for the Flying Airship, no one could guarantee whether this layer of ice shell would damage the airship's envelope or adversely affect the airship's engines.
Therefore, Major William ordered the Flying Airship to lower its altitude while seeking guidance from Perfikot on how to handle this situation.
