<strong>Giselle Do'Urden<br/>Time; Day 1, going on early afternoon.<br/>Location; Hillsbrow Village Gate<br/>Tagged; Daria and Zoltan</strong><br/><br/>"Other than being a bit bruised and sore, I'm fine.  As for the help, I can't just stand by and let innocent people be hurt if I can help it.  It's how I am and how I was raised."  Giselle replied, rubbing the back of her neck with her right hand, needing a massage to work out the knots, but she wouldn't ask just yet if there was someone with such skills.  Besides, it'd be rude at the moment, at least not until the dead were buried and offered the proper funeral rites as she hoped was done here as well given the guard that had been stepped on by the Aludran Giant Lizard.  "I've never seen anything like this thing before, but giants I know.  Take out the hamstrings, the knee, and then go for the head or throat, depending on what's easier to access.  All that aside, I am glad I was able to help Daria.  You didn't do too bad yourself.  But there's more important things to worry about, the least of which is getting this big fella out of the village before he begins to rot."  She solemnly nodded to the remains of the guard, her heart going out to whatever family he had surely left behind due to his death.  "What....do you do for the dead?  Funeral pyre, earthen grave?  And what of his family, if he had one?"  She asked, turning her solemn gaze to the guard captain, hoping there was something to honor the dead for their deeds in life.  If there wasn't, then she'd start something herself if she had to.  Turning her gaze to the inn where she could see the mage that hadn't helped a bit, Giselle shook her head but sighed, knowing it wasn't her place to say anything, at least not at the moment, not with half the village still cowering in fear of the beast that was no longer alive.<br/><br/>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br/><br/><strong>Neria Zathrieal<br/>Time; Day 1, early afternoon<br/>Location; Fare Forest<br/>Tagged; Neria and Dewey.  (Asleep.)</strong><br/><br/>Solo's generous nature surprised the light elf considerably, pleasantly at that as she felt her face uplift into a smile the more he talked.  Watching him pick up Dewey and put him and his old shirt into his sleeping bag, she stood and walked over to him before wrapping her arms around his body, leaning her head up to his right ear before whispering her reply.  Despite the scent of her sweat lingering around her, there was still a hint of her lavender soap she had used that morning as well as a hint of roses clinging to her hair yet, the pleasant smell finding its way into his nose as she pressed her armored chest into his body in her affectionate hug.  "I understand completely, Solo.  And since you're a virgin as you so admit, you will be given time to prepare.  I want this to be remembered for as long as you live since you are only a virgin once."  She pulled away but she didn't let his gaze wander elsewhere as she leaned in again, this time planting her lips against his own for only a second, but a second that would have his head spinning since she didn't do anything half assed, before again standing straight.  "That was just a very brief sample.  There will be plenty more once we reach the town you were heading for.  I don't have many qualms about taking someone in the middle of the woods, but for a first time, I don't do things halfway.  Well, I don't do anything halfway, but I want it to be special for you Solo.  So we'll hold off on this until we reach town and find a nice inn for the night and see where things go.  I won't lose my powers if I don't do this, but I won't be able to use my spells that I've used up until I do, that's all.  So you needn't worry on that Solo."  She replied, glad they were friends, if not more already as she bade him to rest before they moved out again.  Picking up the meat stick that wasn't cleaned of its food just yet, the light elf climbed a sturdy old oak and took up a watchful vigil from there until Solo was ready to move out again.  "Rest now.  There's still plenty of time until the sun goes down for us to move on later."