Myth-ion Improbable by Robert Lynn Asprin

Aahz nodded, seemingly satisfied with my answer. He turned to Tanda.

“Can you do a cushion spell, in case he drops us?”

“Not a problem,” Tanda said.

“What do we do if someone sees us?” I asked. “I’m not sure that I can do a bird disguise spell as well as keeping us flying.”

“We’re not going to worry about that,” Aahz said. Clearly he didn’t think I could either.

“We’ll walk when we see someone,” Tanda said, staring at the town below us in the valley. “Just keep us close to the ground and over a road.”

I nodded. “Whenever you’re ready.”

“Good,” Aahz said. “Take us down to Evade, we’ll walk through town and out the other side.”

I nodded, glancing at how low the sun was getting in the sky. We’d have to deal with where we were going to stay later.

I doubted that Aahz would want to stay in Evade. With luck we’d reach Baker, and they’d have a hotel there as well.

I moved over and stood between Aahz and Tanda, putting a hand on each of their arms. Then I concentrated on taking in what power I could find and lifting us about a pace off the ground.

“Hold on to your hats,” I said as we lifted into the air.

I floated us down to the road and then picked up speed, skimming us toward Evade a lot faster than even a running horse could take us. To an outsider we must have looked very strange. Three strangers seeming to be just standing, but moving along the road at a very fast clip.

After only two minutes I was starting to feel the wear, but before I had to stop Aahz said, “I think we’re close enough now.”