The sudden cancellation of the race idea was not lost on Chloe, but she decided to ignore it.
The image of a grown man with wings hogtied behind him was just ridiculous enough to make the corner of her mouth twitch. "If it's that important you could trim his pinions." Depending on just how much he relied on his flight to escape danger, that would render him almost as vulnerable as she was. They rounded a bend and Breakstone lake was suddenly visible again, down the slope to their left.