[Deryn was actually trying very hard not to let all her questions about Temeraire burst out so instead she sipped at her tea quietly as he spoke.]

My airship was actually passing through Siberia during a blizzard. I was in a glider outside to pick up supplies. A barking odd time to wake up elsewhere, I have to admit. And the city is in a desert? I'm afraid I don't know much about it yet.