Alo is awakened by the screams of Iris "Wake up, the beasts, they've surrounded us!".
Alo still groggy and crankier than normal from being woken up "I told you I can control them, do you truly believe I would just allow us to be out here with no protection? Just think of them as our personal guard so you can sleep through the night. Most nights you will never notice their presence, the only difference this night is they are suffering from bloodlust due to what happened at the camp."
Iris, slightly calmed, leans on a tree" Alo what do we do now? The heirarchy will surely hunt us down. A whole fucking camp and regiment destroyed, how do we explain?”
Alo now sitting up "You will be hailed as a hero, as far as anyone knows you survived by killing all of the beasts in your path. You fought and hid when necessary to live. Your skills allowed you to save me, the lowly druid swordsman who wandered into to camp. This is the what the world shall know, the truth only known by you and I".
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Iris feels uneasy but she accepts this for now " And what of you? You spoke of someone named Liv, who is she?"
Alo for the first time since Iris has known him shows a hint of a true smile " Liv is my wife, my world. Now sleep because we leave for Derraf as soon as light comes."
Iris knew she shouldn't push any further and ruin Alo's mood but she still can't help but wonder who would want to marry a man such as him.The smell of the burnt flesh of the soldiers still lingers in Iris' nose, the smell of smoked pork, it sticks to her clothes and her very being refusing to go away, the blood staining her hands won't wipe off. She hadn’t planned to survive her attack, she only wanted the commander's head but now she's here.
The only thought in her head as she lies down to try to sleep is, "What have I done? This isn't what Alania would have wanted, she was a healer not a murderer. I am sorry my love, I'll not be joining you in the afterlife yet, he has given me the chance to make this kingdom better and I feel a duty to not waste this chance, I promise I'll not be long."