<div class="floatleft">(http://imgur.com/3hgsLSS.jpg)</div>Although he was in excellent shape, for a court physician, Malcyn wasn't used to this many hours of trekking through a forest in search of a prey, and by the time Ghislain suggested an end to the search, he mopped the sweat from his brow and looked towards the setting sun. "I don't mind the rain but I should head back. My day isn't finished yet. I'll need to ride to the Inn first. I need to check on a patient there." Having left the boy alone as long as he had didn't sit well with him, but he knew he'd have been equally anxious to let this group hunt without him. He'd never forgive himself if they'd run into trouble and needed a physician while he was safe in the Inn. At least the boy should be safe and comfortable in his room. "If he's awake, he may be able to tell us more about the beast," he added, looking from one to the other in hopes of finding support for his plan to return to the village, or the rooms Lord Dohrman had offered.<br/><br/>"Lord Dohrman has offered me the use of a horse, but if he can spare another I wouldn't mind company?" A thought struck him, and he looked back to Ghislain. "Or can you point me in the right direction? If I walk from here, can I make it to the Inn before dark?"