Surprisingly Jack stirred at Aris' gentle shaking. Normally he would just wake when the back of his skull had reformed but now he woke with a hole in his head that left the grey, wrinkly brain visible behind a fair bit of blood and bone fragments.<br/><br/>Oh well, maybe some fresh air would do his brain well.<br/><br/>He stood up without much comment and looked around at the defeated bandits and the newcomer who had introduced himself as Ricard.<br/>Jack felt a twinge of regret for the bandits. They had not been such bad guys they deserved to be seriously wounded. They had attacked with cudgels so it felt unfair to bring better weapons against them.<br/><br/>"t'ell wit' it." Jack said with a shrug of his shoulders. "I've got me steed t'find. Poin' me in the 'rection o' the village 'n I'll be goin'." And without waiting for anyone to comply with his wish he started walking down a forest path that would lead him just a fair bit to the west of his goal.