Nathan nodded grimly in agreement and glanced over toward the dragon, "I hear youâ€¦Thats why I didn't kill him," he remarked grimly "Believe me, it was absolutely necessary, those creatures can heal much faster than we do, if I had given him a chance to breath he could have killed us both even in his weakened state, I merely keeping him disorientated.  So do not think me cruel, I could have broken his legs and he would be up and running within the hour," he explained.  He did fear the queen's wrath, but defying kings and lords was something of a hobby for him.<br/><br/>"Most vampires do not respect mortals unless given a good reason toâ€¦. Now they might approach us with a little more caution," he said with a grin.  And then his blue eyes hardened as he gazed up toward the Draken. "Yes I teach to fight with the elements! But even when the elements are against me, I will still fight,"  he declared. "However, the very fact that I left their scout alive will should show their Queen that I was capable of killing and chose not toâ€¦ and though she may be pissed but not out for vengeance, hopefully she will give us the same kindness in return," he chuckled. "And IF she is such a great warrior as they claim, she may respect me for itâ€¦. even if its while ripping my throat out," he grinned insanely as he leaned his head back against the tree and closed his tired eyes.<br/><br/>--<br/><br/>The following mourning Nathan was slow to wake, his face was paper white and beads of sweat ran down his fevered brow. He glanced outward and grinned watching Borial looking for fish. He was about to rise and join him, but he winced in pain and leaned against the tree.<br/><br/>"I need to find bronze leaves... dark root and ..." he grimaced, "I need to get the fire going again.... I need to cauterize the wound..." he announced and cursed under his breath. "To hell with it! I will be fine! We got to keep going," he growled.