Crowley gave a dry laugh at the boy's comment. "It worked alright. You're just full of surprises aren't ya?" He didn't get an answer, and gave a slight smile when he realized the boy had fallen asleep. Mainly it was because invisibility spells required a lot of manna. The boy seemed to continue to push himself to hard. Crowley felt a pang of gratefulness that the boy was willing to give so much to people he'd really only just met. He was certainly one of a kind.<br/><br/>Crowley was struck with the remembrance that the boy had traveled here from distant lands. He might very well leave any day. When you thought about it, there was really nothing holding him here. It was a wonder he hadn't left already. But he was here now, and for all he'd done he deserved a hero's welcome when they got back into town. And the Ranger had some long-deserved R&R to look forward to.<br/><br/>They road on more or less in silence with both the Ranger and the boy asleep. The men riding decided amongst themselves that they wanted to give the two the nice surprise of waking up back in town, so they rode all through the night. They did take a pause once though for Benjamen and Alaster to switch horses, Benjamen being slightly more muscled and sturdy. Although he didn't have the burly appearance that came with Crowley's sizable muscles.<br/><br/>They arrived bright and early in the morning of the next day, and very carefully moved the Ranger and Kosuke each into their own bed in the medical ward. The men then took off to get some rest in the barracks, where Alaster took the liberty of declaring a job well done, and spreading the story of how it had all gone down. By the time the Ranger and boy woke up later that day, the rumors had already spread all across town.