Awakenings:
Helena wasn’t sure if Sigmund and Mister Wizard would agree, but she saw they had little choice. Captain Cox was the only sea captain crazy enough to take on flying an airship, with a crew that had never left the ground. They might all die flying into a mountain hidden in the clouds. This job required someone just as crazy as she was. Then there was something about the young captain’s demeanor she liked. She could always look him in the eye, and that helped.
They spent time going over the ship, the drawings and inspecting construction. No matter what people said about Calico’s sanity, he was extremely intelligent. As far as Helena was concerned, he asked all the right questions and wasn’t surprised when he learned about, the energy source for the ship, the lifting agent, or G
