"Roger that." Jake jumped up onto Banshee's back, and held a hand out to help Aaron up onto the ikran's back. "Kneel down... yeah, there, and hold onto my forearm," he told his friend, twisting his hand up so that he could grab hold of Aaron's upper arm in turn. Once he was satisfied that everything was secure, he took hold of the queue harness and let Banshee know to take off.
"Hold on, okay? I'll head for the castle. Should take maybe five, six minutes," he managed to say before the ikran decided to launch himself off the ground with powerful wingstrokes and soon they were soaring through the air over the city and heading north to the castle.