<div class="floatright">(http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb117/hopefox17/Marano1.png)</div>Katul set his clothing and equipment against the warmer rocks to dry, and wandered up the path a short distance, casting his gaze around and trying to keep track of where they were compared to where they had been. He then stopped and leaned against the wall, watching Rose while he fastened the rope around his waist.<br/><br/>His eyes quickly traced the curves of her breasts and hips, then returned to the thin stripes on her thighs and back. He pursed his lips briefly, obviously displeased by the scars in some way, but he still gazed at her with a mixture of respect and obvious desire. When she began to braid her hair, though, he turned his gaze away, as though he felt the act deserved more privacy than her simply nude body did.<br/><br/>"I think the right branch leads back into the chamber we were in," he said, gesturing with his hands. "We can rejoin the others that way."<br/><br/>Katul strode back down the path towards Rose and stood a mere arm's length from her, casting an approving gaze slowly up and down her body, before looking into her eyes. His earnestness was evident both in his face and lower on his body.<br/><br/>He then reached out and started winding the rope around her waist. "I want to be sure that I can catch you," he explained, letting the double meaning hang in the air. "We will escape this place together. I pray that we can all rest tonight in the arms of Lady Moon, who flees when her husband Lord Sun awakens, but should she be out of reach when the time comes, you would bring honour to my night."<br/><br/>He shook out his equipment, which was still a little damp but more usable than it had been, and started up towards what he judged was the opening back to the chamber of four rooms.