As he galloped closer, Ace frowned, suddenly alarmed by the loud noises he could hear, recognizing Caine's voice before he could understand any of the words, although he doubted he would find anyone else in the Deep. Worried, he urged Girl forward, going as faster as he could, paying attention to the sounds, wondering if the two had gotten themselves into some kind of trouble. But, as he drew nearer, the words became clear, and he could hear some exasperated demand of an apology. So there wasn't any immediate danger. Ace slowed Girl once more, his confusion bigger than before. There had to be some reason for Caine to be making an worrying amount of noise. Or at least he hoped there were.<br/><br/>When the mercenary finally reached his travel companions, Ace just needed a quick look over Caine to notice the obvious black goo covering his head. His instinctive reaction was to quickly look around, searching for the source, and it didn't took long to find the dead beast on the forest floor. He could recognize the form, and its blood, if he could call it that, wasn't poisonous. One less thing to worry about, then. Once assured, he couldn't help the small smile that began to play on his lips once he looked at the pair again, trying to figure out what had happened.<br/><br/>"What happened to 'try not to kill each other'?" he asked, his voice hinting on his amusement, even if he did manage to hide his smile. If he thought about it, whatever the fight had been about, the noise had probably attracted some creature to them - if not tonight, then the next, or the other one. Part of him was annoyed by it, as it was an easily avoidable problem. The other, bigger part, though, couldn't help but rejoice at the fact that it would be a beast to kill, after all. He kept his thoughts to himself, though. "So, since it's getting pretty late, I assume you've found a good spot to spend the night and have just come back to fetch me? You didn't have to!"<br/><br/>The truth of what had happened would probably amuse him even more than his imagination, and he assumed that probably one of the two would end up telling him about it. Or not, if it was too embarrassing, but either way, it would be fun. Nevertheless, since the others probably hadn't even look around to see if there was a safe spot to rest, there were more pressing things to attend to.<br/><br/>"So, things happened and all I managed to get was this snake." he said, picking the animal and showing it to the others. "Not a lot, but it's something. And" at that, he looked at Crusty. "it's small prey. So all happy, right? Now we just need to cook it and enjoy."