He gave Arixia a flat look, seeing if she was serious, before using expeditious retreat and burst of speed, and cast feather fall, using his massive speed boost to coast down to the floor of the valley far closer to the fortress than most would expect. He was gasping for breath, but was in the town as the gate closed. He had a few new scrapes from hitting a tree as he had come in for a landing, but his skill at contorting, weaving, and tumbling made him able to keep his forward momentum to a degree. He paused inside the outer walls, waving off the concerned guards' glances, before gasping out, "Bear with cubs. I think it stopped chasing me a while back, but decided speed was better than stopping to check."<br/><br/>That done, he headed back to the inn and his room, and collapsed for another quiet night, though now he was tempted to hang around to see what Xendi and Mirada looked like after Arixia got done with them.