The trip was long and hard. He had to be stealthy, and carry an unconscious woman for the majority of the trip. Still, he managed to make it without being detected. Not only was he trying to avoid any Storm clan that may be following them, but any one else, including his fellow Fire clansmen. He wanted to hold off revealing his surprise homecoming for as long as possible. Hopefully they wouldn't know before he set foot in the main village.<br/><br/>At first, he resented having to carry the light elf on his back, hoping she would wake up so she could start pulling her own weight. But as more time passed, he grew much more accustomed to feeling her warm wights as he carried her on his back. Her warm breath that would tickle his neck, at first a minor annoyance, was now something that he had grown accustomed to, even looked forward to it every time that he hoisted her up to carry her.<br/><br/>Finally, they were resting very close outside of main city of the Fire clan. He was planning reaching it sometime tomorrow. He had been sleeping, but stirred and looked up to find that Ayesha was gone. Panic seized him and he sprang to his feet. Where was she? Grabbing his blades he began to search, but fortunately didn't have far to go. He walked up behind her. "Nice to see you're awake."