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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Guilt Puppy" data-source="post: 1920169" data-attributes="member: 6521">Niccolo (autopilot) seems willing to stay, or continue on; Alexander is slower than the other mounts, so you should have no trouble catching up. Shavah says she will accompany him should you choose to send him along, but prefers not to see the group split. Her position is strong:"Understand, Fendric, that my duty lies in Bethel, and I am bound to its defense, not Emmethrach's... I have travelled with you this long because I believe your task may have more bearing on my Kingdom's future than the fighting in its streets; to set aside that task, however good the cause, would be dereliction from duty. If we are to help, then we help tonight, then rest, as it seems this town would be a good place to rest, anyhow, knowing our fortunes in the wild. Any time beyond that... I strongly discourage."Tatlock's opinion is much simpler: "I killed an orc once. I can do it again, I bet!"The torch-bearer responds to Aerda's suggestion, once he's gotten over the awe of watching his mount disappear: "To look like an orc, or that orc, the one we ambush? There are only ten of them in there, so I doubt they'd overlook an unfamiliar face..."</blockquote>