<div class="floatright">(https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/a3af2715-5c48-431c-998f-ee41b8356baa/dde54aq-70e10b45-529b-4519-aa7c-4acd7d03efe4.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7InBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcL2EzYWYyNzE1LTVjNDgtNDMxYy05OThmLWVlNDFiODM1NmJhYVwvZGRlNTRhcS03MGUxMGI0NS01MjliLTQ1MTktYWE3Yy00YWNkN2QwM2VmZTQucG5nIn1dXSwiYXVkIjpbInVybjpzZXJ2aWNlOmZpbGUuZG93bmxvYWQiXX0.qLOaog1qruejaa7IXXKVOGOcnPL4g1R_45gkKhomjeo)</div>The gnoll pack riders were soon gone by the sun setting over the dunes and the chill in the air clings to bare skin. There truly was no turning back now that they were being guided onwards towards the encampment of the Bloody Claw. Usually he would have just handed the likes of Hawk and be done with it. He wasn't around for the sentence to be carried out unless it was to bring someone back as a corpse. Little by little did his world of black and whites become muddled with greys. People he turned in acting with heroic intentions was something he wasn't used to.<br/><br/>Tending to the horses, Darius was careful to remove the saddles and saddle blankets and let the horses graze. It would be a restless night for the pair but understood that Songbird was more than likely still sore from the past nights. Her punishment and her fatigue he wasn't certain about since she hadn't shown any favor to her legs or womanhood. Thus he would wait for the tent to be erected and he would set up the beds for the two of them. First however came Songbirds needs.<strong>"Songbird. How are you faring this night? Still needing time to recover?"</strong>He asked about her ability to sleep and if her body was recovered. Either way he took the moment to speak further.<strong>"Rake this time to rest up fully. I have a feeling we will be red with wounds."</strong>he was confident in tone but he was preparing for a possible conflict if the gnolls think they have outlived their usefulness. He made to go outside his tent and leave his beautiful Songbird be do they can rest. If she had something to say now was the time.