"You should have let me pay." Maric said as they left the dock. "My wages are very generous, so I could have easily afforded it."<br/>A feeling of guilt washed over the knight as she spoke of her finding of Layla. It was true that most people nowadays feared the unknown. The people that hired him in particular. He was told that the reasons for killing the dragon was justified, but from what he had learned those reasons were falsified. Because of his decision to not kill the dragon however, they may just end up sending another more willing Paladin to do so. They probably wouldn't even listen to his reasoning.<br/>"Just remember that I'm here for you if you need me." Maric said, wrapping an arm around Nimue to comfort her. "You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to, but I'll be your shoulder to cry on if need be.<br/>"Anyways, I'll help you get started on that fire!" He continued, changing the subject. "I'll get to chopping wood once I'm out of my armor."<br/>Entering the small and cosy croft, Maric began to unstrap the leather bindings and place his armor neatly to the side.<br/>While he worked on his armor though, Hephaestus stayed outside instead of entering with them, preferring to stay out there with Layla instead.