<div style="text-align: center">Questor:​</div>Dante grinned as he saw the look on her face when he handed the daggers to her. "Yes you have my permission to defend yourself and if need be kill. The road is a dangerous place, filled with robbers, and thieves and perhaps some assassins as well." he told her. " Dante himself carried a sword and a dagger and of course there was Midnight. The big cat could sniff out or hear danger before it got to close and he was a fierice creature to contend with. But a little extra never hurt. "Come we must go, the journey will be long and we will be stopping at way stations along the way." He gently took her by and arm and guided her down to the carriage. The servants and slaves looked at Laylah and Duncan, especially Alex. The Demon looked shocked and disbeliving.<br/><br/>"My Lord, you have armed her? An Angel? She will try to slit your throat the first opportunity she gets." he said.<br/><br/>Dante placed a hand on Alex's shoulder. "I know what I am doing my friend. I am showing her I trust her, and maybe one day she will trust me. The time of war is over. She is no longer and enemy, but she is my slave." he smiled at his friend. "We must learn to change if we are to continue to survive and live here. Our people came here escaping the Tryrant on our world. Yet we have become like him." he shook his head. "Look after things here my friend." With that he entered the carriage after Laylah. Once inside and the door closed, "My friend does not trust you. Old habits are hard to break for some." He leaned back and tapped on the ceiling of the coach and they began moving. Behind them came the wagon with supplies and Midnight. He laid in the bed of the wagon, like most cats did when not prowling around and hunting. Only when they stopped would he get out and move up to the carriage. This was also when Dante was the most wary. The two drivers and their assistants had crossbows, that were specially made. They were made to be able to cock themselves and place an arrow in the guide from a clip of five arrows, loaded into the bottom side of the crossbow. They stood watch as well, and of course Midnight would alert them if anyone came up unseen.<br/><br/>The first Way Station they came to was one not manned by anyone. Anyone could use it and it was well supplied and kept supplied by the Demons. Money had been allocated for such a thing. The servants took the horses back to the corral and Dante lead Laylah into the wood building. "Not the most comfortable, but it is better then sleeping on the ground." Latter that night Midnight rose from near the fireplace and moved to the door. He growled and Dante knew something was afoot. He drew his sword and opened the door and went out side to look around with Midnight at his side. Had Lord Valkar sent assassins, or were there outlaws afoot. But there was neither, but yet there was two yellow eyes looking towards the Way Station Building from the treelne. Midnight moved forward growling and hissing and there was growling and hissing coming from where the eyes were. Then there was a furry of movement, growls and the like as Midnight and the other Panther met and seemed as if they were fighting.<br/><br/>Dante stood there and watched. It did not seem that they were trying to hurt each other. The Panther that had come was a bit smaller t hen Midnight. Finally Dante laughed as he knew what was happening. After a while the second panther was on its back and Midnight's sharp teeth at its throat. He growled and barred his fangs and then began rubbing his head against the other panther. He allowed the other one to get up and then he began coming back to the building. The other one did not come and he turned around and went back, growling low in his throat and baring his fangs again and snapping at the other panther. Finally it slowly moved towards the building, but with caution.