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"She has the lead and the experience, but we would have a bigger crew," Ren said. "She has to sleep while we can work shifts. If we took a ship with larger sails, or more of them, we'd also get more wind in our sails."

"Weiss could add more," Ruby whispered. "Couldn't you aim your magic at the sails to make us go faster?"

The Mage bit her lip. "For a time, yes…"

"A time that we would be moving faster than Blake could ever hope to."

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"I shall save my magic for when we close the distance," Weiss said, standing. "It wouldn't do to exhaust myself now when Blake isn't yet aware of us. Once she starts to panic, that's when I'll give us some wind." Her smirk turned vicious. "When we get even closer, I might be able to pin Blake down or freeze the rudder. Atlas Mages have made ship-to-ship combat an art."