Honestly Natal hadn't been the same without her either. It was strange because he never wanted to admit that. That really could have been his pride hiding his true feelings, though. Later he was actually going to be a man and tell her exactly how he was feeling with all of this. Shrugging a bit at Dawn's whisper, it seemed he wanted to be a strong and just ruler again. That meant no more worrying. "I appreciate it, Lacey." At that point he actually smiled.<br/><br/>Ironically her brother was testing himself if anything. He kept quiet and started to follow her, fully knowing which way she was headed and why she was going that way. "You know the Lake of Death is over here. You were killed this way last time." The way he said that showed that he didn't want her to die. He needed her and he actually cared for his sister no matter how he might have acted. Even if the concern he shared wasn't loud, well, it was certainly there anyway.