[spirit_queen]

"I was hoping to repair my air ship before we depart. See, with an etra pair of hands it'd only take a few hours. If you refuse, that means you'd have to tow it along, effectively reducing even maximum speed by about half, as it would drag awkwardly at the water. However, if I get to repair it, not only won't I be bogging you down, but I can take another passenger and a few supplies with me, lightening your load as well," she said reasonably. She'd thought over exactly what she was going to say to make this wolf see reason.