Alex seemed very rushed, and I had a lot of other things I was worried about when he was talking to me. He may have mentioned it, and I just missed it.

[With the strange device, the change in location, and her concern over her friends (especially Falin), there had been several matters that she needed to juggle in that momemt.]

I honestly wondered the same thing. Ships are guided by the wind and have an obvious way to steer it. How can we get away at all when we don't even know how this vehicle works?

[She does understand-- not in a piratical way, but she understands!]