Oriana stoically helped to dig the grave, keeping her eyes averted from the bloodstained execution spot but refusing to return to the fort before the deed was done. She seemed unusually recalcitrant when the knight tried to comfort her, seemingly as much ashamed of her reaction as she was disturbed by the day's events themselves.<br/><br/>"<strong>I'll be fine...</strong>" she assured her eventually, "<strong>It's just...I've never seen anyone die before and I've...I've certainly never killed anyone. You know what I've used that damn acid spell for, up `til now? Helping the kitchen girls clean the damned pots and pans.</strong>" She let out a bitter little laugh that somehow still managed to sound quite musical. "<strong>I...I knew what it would be like out here, but I suppose I was a bit more sheltered back home than I thought I was. I really will be alright, it...it was just a lot to take in at once.</strong>"<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Oriana hadn't stopped moving since the judgement had been passed; pacing, fidgeting, wringing her hands, mussing with her hair until the golden brown curls were a frazzled mess. She seemed to be strung tighter than an over-tured harp, liable to snap at any minute. For a while she tried to distract herself with prayer, by chatting with Horo, or drilling Tsoni in her tricks, but nothing seemed to take her mind off the disquieting events of the day for more than a few minutes.<br/><br/>"<strong>Silas...?</strong>" she said suddenly, approaching him with the bobcat close at her heels. "<strong>I need to take Tsoni out so she can hunt. I'm...worried there may be more bandit patrols out in the woods though...I don't suppose I could convince you to accompany me...?</strong>"<br/><br/>There was something unspoken in her request, and either she wasn't trying very hard to hide it or her the day's events had shaken her enough to throw her usual skills off. Adelise would have been a far more logical choice for a guard, but she'd passed straight by the knight on her way to Silas.<br/><br/>"<strong>Please...?"</strong>" she added with a small smile, a hint of her normal coquettish attitude resurfacing as she glanced up at him.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">And then Ori drags Silas out into the woods to continue demonstrating what an incredibly poor judge of character she is. (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=173057.0)</div></div>