<strong>Eluv'yan Federan<br/>The Imperial Highway<br/>North of the Woodlands</strong><br/><br/>Eluv'yan shivered as she watched the snow began to fall. She cursed in her mind, eventually they were going to have to stop for the night. North was probably their best bet now, away from the Southern Wilds. She heard Mathius fall behind her, turning around she expressed slight concern. She watched as he struggled and then eventually gained a foothold, keeping her from having to ask if he had needed help. Regardless, she moved over and threw Bor's other arm around her shoulders and helped alleviate the weight on Mathius's part.<strong>"I apologize, I forgot you were injured..."</strong>she spoke softly to him, her breath playing mist through the cold night's air.<br/><br/>She looked to the north, and then to the south. The torches that lit up the south in the distance, meant to her, it was rather unsafe. Darkspawn lay to the south of here. Civilization also most likely existed to the north. In the north was Denerim, her old home, so there had to be at least villages between there. She couldn't remember the ones she had passed by on her way to Ostagar, it was all a rather boring blur.<strong>"Roads mean civilization, of course we're glad to see one, especially this one."</strong>She readjusted Bor's extra weight on her shoulders. Her sides ached, and her muscles never let up. She wondered when she'd completely run out of energy. Would it be at a crucial moment where she had to defend herself? Or would it be when they finally reached a safe place? She wasn't very sure about the answer to her question.<br/><br/>She did know, that eventually they would find a place to stay, safely, should they follow the highway.<strong>"I know we're both rather tired, but we need to press on some more..."</strong>she paused, looked over Bor to Mathius, and continued,<strong>"We go North..."</strong>She motioned her head in the direction they needed to take. In the mean time, as they moved on, she would make small talk. It helped as a distraction to their pain and aches.<br/><br/><strong>"So, you're Antivan? Any family back home?"</strong>It was a general conversation starter, and she did not know much about Mathius beyond his skills she had seen on the field, and the few things he had mentioned off hand before. As well as his knack for swears.