Naira might have made her decision clear but to Mapplethorpe's surprise the woman still spoke, but it was apparent that she found that joining the Keep was no longer worth the trouble. The name "Blaise" held no significance to him and as she turned tail to run, he eased up just enough to step forward and slightly hold out his right forelimb in front of his beloved. His teeth were still bared and just as he knew the Scout would, the Silver Dagger came on swift feet, chasing the rogue and sending her well on her way. One pass of his tongue over his cold leathery nose and he snorted, still decisively unimpressed by such a show. He probably should have showed better judgement and sent Anstice off the very first time she had spoken to him.

When Sagacity's song filled the air from a distance, he turned to acknowledge Naira in the tenderest of touches, preening his teeth along her bristled fur before placing a kiss at her temple and starting to walk off again towards the heart of their lands. "Nothing more to see now," he stated, his patience recovered with a small wag of his tail. "Let us go..."

(EXIGO.)