Draiss easily redirected the chimera's attention by spooking some nearby birds, something that even a god would have had trouble watching unless they were literally focusing on just that section when he did his trick. He spent the ride with his arms around his elf's waist and his head on her shoulder, enjoying the calm before the storm, and made a note of the army's location, though he didn't tell anyone.<br/><br/>At the town, he 'woke up,' and pointed to a clearing near the town, but not close enough to spook the guards, before talking softly to Cerul. "Best if we landed away from the towns. I am the only one that will get to 'shaft' you while I am around, and if a guard tries to do so with arrows, I am going to return the favor to him twenty fold, without missing."