[Horses again. Of course. He's learned not to complain as much as that long trip setting up thaumametors, though, and so he just sighs a bit beleaguered, tugging at the reins of his horse .]

You should know better than to say something like that aloud, Thancred. You'll jinx us.

[The gulf yawns in the distance, sun glittering against the subtle waves. It isn't long before the path winds down to the where they placed the thaumametor, an initial visit which was definitely surprising in its... sudden company.

Now? Everything seems calm enough. He dismounts his horse not terribly far away, boots sinking slightly into the sand.]

Well, I can tell you right now it's not exactly how we left it.

[The device sure looks a bit more tilted than he last recalls, leaning haphazardly to the side.]