((I was gonna drop in on the other two when Tayr + Arthur went to bed which is, like, now... So yes! XD))
"Aye." Tayr quietly accepted the captain's assurances, as he'd accepted hers before. There was no point in dwelling on actions already taken. What was needed was simply to do better in the future, in the light of day. And they would. She stood, shrugging off her overcoat and loosening her breastplate in preparation for sleep. Proper rest was essential, and she wouldn't get that while encased inside a hunk of metal. The tunic underneath would more than preserve her modesty, not that she was concerned with such trivial things right now. "A sound plan, sir," she said with a tight smile. "I'll fetch blankets, then, and you can join me when yer done."
[center:34l5vlq6]--------------------------------[/center:34l5vlq6]
The creature ran through the darkness, ignoring the girl slung over his shoulder. His wound still hurt, making him limp and slowing his movement, but so long as he didn't have to fight with it he wouldn't worry too much. Besides, the blood he'd shed on the way was something of a help – it would lead the two soldiers right into his hands. The flow was slowing now, matting in his fur before it reached the ground, but that was all right. It would take them far enough.
He stopped suddenly, a short way up a mountain pass, and peered upwards. At this point, the path was hemmed in on both sides by steep rock walls, carved out no doubt by a river many ages ago, and the perfect place to set up his trap. Though the gloom made human sight near-useless, his heightened senses aided him and he grinned to himself as he worked out his plan. Everything was here. However, if he was to take advantage of this he would have to get to higher ground. He loped onward, a few dozen yards further up the path, then leapt at one of the cliff walls.
Releasing his grip on the girl to dig all his claws into the rock for easier climbing, he snarled at her, "You better not do anything funny. I fall, you fall too. Got it?"