He felt her settle against his chest and a small smile crept across his features. He stroked her hair calmly with the hand beneath her head as he flew. 'Trust me, that's all I ask,' he thought, leaving his bat-like wings spread so he could glide over the forest. It was very pretty at that time of day, the sun would be set in a few hours, and the sky had already been painted a orange hue in the west.<br/><br/>Near sunset, they arrived at the old castle. Careful as to not wake the youth in his arms, he pushed the large doors open with his shoulder and crept up the steps, mindful of the broken pieces. The room reeked of fear from that woman Aridan dropped off in compensation, but Meiranis was sure she was in the village by now. Perhaps she even met up with her knight companion again. That was the last of his worries, of course.<br/><br/>As he placed her on the right side of the bed, a thought occurred to him. He opened a few drawers of the bedstand, pulling out some bandages. He sat down behind her so he could get a better view of the wound he inflicted. 'Damn Aridan... forcing this upon me... upon her.' Distain creased his brow as he loosened the back of her dress, pulling it down so he could fully see her shoulder blades. He wound the bandages under her armpit and up around her shoulder to cover the injury. He could expect it wouldn't bleed much with the cautions he took, but infection was always a worry of his.