[Rosekitten]

He sighed a little he needed to learn to just give in and make him happy he knew Zosa was easily affected by his mood. He did move after Zosa did and pulled a blanket that was packed before tossing it over him after seeing his shiver. "Look im sorry.. " he had more to say but didn't at the moment, he wasn't sure what to say in truth, he had a limited amount of time and he feared more then anything he was going to fail Zosa the one true time he needed him.

[littl3chocobo]

he tried to ignore the comment, to let it go. he greatly wanted to let the other wallow, he was hurt and felt like being petty but he knew the other would take it too much to heart as he always did. "don't say you're sorry if there is nothing to be sorry for...."

[Rosekitten]

He sighed a little "there is things to be sorry for, I knew where you were I could have prevented all of this, or even with my short temper just now I could have kept my said thoughts to myself instead of putting more pressure on you. I think thats more then enough to be sorry for, and you damn well know i don't say sorry unless i have a reason to do so, even if you don't think it's a good reason." Once he was done he moved to sit back down again still leaning against the horse, the animals breathing helped calm him down, though it was a saddening calm as it reminded him of home, before these travels.

He wasn't even sure what way home was anymore, they had more or less been adopted into the village that they saved the children at.. but that wasn't where they had been born. Where they took the oath to one another.

[littl3chocobo]

he said nothing this time, all his talios' excuses were ridiculous. but he knew his words would do more harm than help so he stewed in his own angst while the other undoubtedly did the same

[Rosekitten]

He finally gave up on speaking to Zosa, not that it ever did any good once he got into one of his moods. Instead he tried to focus on getting rest, it seemed the fact that he had even bothered to worry about the other had pissed him off in the long run, that was fine by him he could go without worrying. Zosa could pull his own weight if he wanted to, he didn't dare want to hear the other ask for help when the pain because unbearable though.

[littl3chocobo]

he fell asleep easily but it was not restful. he woke and fell back several times and could recall nothing of what he dreamed of. he repeated through the night and as the sun rose through the leaves he blearily stuck one hand to his face to clear the gunk his eyes seemed to be turning into. as he brushed he felt a pain down to his elbow. he looked for several minutes before he understood, the grew which had been hidden before by the gauze was now spreading beyond it in dark tendrils. he woke the the other and showed his arm. "it has gotten bigger!"

[Rosekitten]

He groaned a little when Zosa suddenly nudged him to make him wake up. "wha..." he started to ask but stopped seeing what he was talking about. "... well fuck a lotta good that shit the other day did!" he growled a little before getting up and working on hitching the horses back up. It was easy enough to tell that he was a little annoyed, were they really that short on time? If it was going to spread that much then getting to the damn dragon city would be cutting it close.

[littl3chocobo]

he did not say anything else, his arm throbbed and the other was angry enough he could feel it radiating. he fixed gear the best he could and got on the horse. they spent the rest of the morning in silence

[Rosekitten]

It wasn't that he was really mad at Zosa so to speak, but he wasn't a morning person, let alone to be woken up to news such as that. After a few hours when he finally managed to fully wake up he spoke again. "If it hurts too bad say something we can stop for a bit... ok?" He hated it when they didn't talk for extended periods of time.

[littl3chocobo]

"it's ok, really. it's not so bad i was just surprised is all" he flicked the reins a but to ride even with the other. "i am sorry i woke you up"

[Rosekitten]

He glared at him a little "don't be sorry, it was time to get up anyway, I was just being lazy tis all." he shrugged it off a little knowing it was the truth. "I should learn to not be so cross when I get up..." he sighed a little "though that is easier said then done." He didn't voice his real concern, that this trip would be for nothing.. but he couldn't afford to think like that he had made his mind up already that Zos was going to pull through this and that was that.

[littl3chocobo]

they rode on farther before something occurred to zosa, "hey, thal, is it strange, i have not seen or heard anything since last night from our 'friends' " he looked around a bit "do you think they gave up already?"

[Rosekitten]

He was already silent but it had crossed his mind quite a few times that drows would never be so easy as to give up after one mere defeat.. no they normally planned out the next strike and it would probably be with a larger force or with more skilled assassins.. both were not good odds for the duo to get out of. "I noticed... I was trying to not think about it. Heh thanks.." he laughed weakly knowing he couldn't get it off his mind, it had caused him to be a little edgy last night during his sleep as he woke up a few times when he heard movement. Though as far as he knew none of it bothered Zosa during last night's rest.

"We'll just have to keep our guard up... arrows is what I'm worried about mostly or poison tipped daggers." he shrugged a little, then again the arrows were probably poison dipped as well. Probably speaking about them had doomed their luck to another encounter, this trip was hardly going to get any easier. The more groups they managed to defeat the harder they'd try to kill the two of them, that and Zosa would get worse then the condition he was in now. Sure for the moment he could still fight a little but he couldn't really use his main weapon and that was a huge disadvantage in any battle.

[littl3chocobo]

he nodded. there was a fair chance they would find themselves imitating porcupines if they were not wary of their surroundings. he cast his eyes around once. "i know with you around we will manage"

[Rosekitten]

He looked towards Zosa with a questioning expression before he bothered to speak. "I.. don't think my skills alone will get us out of it if we find ourselves faced with a army of drow.. heh... Not saying i'd go down without a fight but facts are facts." He sighed a little "they train in finishing blows.. our people hardly train in weaponry at all.. let alone killing." Really they were more magic based.. or rather suppose to be. Though Thalion had a limited use of his abilities and that was even after training day and night for years most of their kind would have been a sage by this point from how much they had gone through over the years.

"New topic, so I don't start flinching at every leaf that moves in the wind." He smiled weakly at Zosa,he wasn't really that flinchy but when dealing with drows you could never be too careful. Heck for all they knew whoever had sent the drows after them might have another surprise in store for them yet.

[littl3chocobo]

he did not mind the change of topic, they had never agreed on maters of cultural propriety, while he was polite the other was rude, whereas he was willing to go beyond what was deemed normal or appropriate for his race the other remained stuck deep in the muddy mire of it. he spoke levelly "i still think you should give it a try" he was of course referring to the poleaxe, he wondered if the other remembered it.