Alysia tilted her head as Rud prepared to depart.  She almost asked him to wait but that momentarily pause caused her to miss that opportunity and she barely was able to call out her "Thank yous" as he rose in the air.  While he was on the ground her gave her a wealth of knowledge but she wasn't sure it was useful in her current situation.  Rud rose slowly and she couldn't help but smile as he found his true element of flight.  "well he looks better in the air..." she said and raised the gauntleted fist in a half wave, half salute.  Alysia turned and watched the water for a moment, so peaceful yet if Rud was half correct, so deadly.  The wood she examined as she passed but there was no use of it and she promptly ignored it.  Alysia's breathing was controlled but her body ached from the strenuous walk on the sandy beach.  Countless times she considered removing the armor but quickly brushed that thought away.  "And change into what..." she thought with a smirk and shrugged, the armor squealing a bit from the salty breeze and her own perspiration.<br/><br/>"let's get this over with...By your grace..." she said aloud, taking heart that her god was still with her.  Finding renewed strength in the simple prayer she drew herself up, placed a hand on the hilt of her long sword and smiled as her gauntlet rubbed loudly against the metal of her shield.   Slowly but without delay she made her way towards the fort.  Alysia traveled in a straight line and did not make an attempt to hide her blonde hair as it swirled around her from the ocean air nor her approach, confident and strong in her belief that dying on this beach was not part of the plan for her.