Detour

Simon stopped to watch as Katya prepared to mount Striker, curious to see how the steed would react. Maddox was the stronger of the two horses, so he had chosen to ride him with the additional weight of his armor, but he also had reason for ushering her towards Striker. The tan and white steed was an incredible judge of character and would almost immediately buck off a rider that had malintentions or gave off bad vibes. Narrowing his eyes as Striker sidled back and forth, Simon pulled his helm back over his head and lowered his hand near his mace. However, Striker began warming up to Katya, earning a nod from Simon as he turned to them swiftly mount Maddox, instantly balanced as if the armor was a part of his body and not at all an addition of weight.

Turning Maddox in a small circle so that he could wait for Katya to finalize settling on this new mount, he walked his horse across the path before pushing up towards the woods. As he glanced up at the sky, he could see the black of night beginning to lighten, so they would have to hurry past the ambush site so that bandit stragglers in the woods could not see them. Turning his head to see if Katya was behind him, he spoke in a quiet voice, "His name is Striker. He does not require much coaxing, for he will follow Maddox and already knows the route. If you need to sleep, now is the time to do so. For we will be approaching an inn near sunrise, but I have no interest in staying there." He did not add his thought that he had lost enough time already, for the addition of the Seeker would more than likely make his efforts easier.

Ooc - I figured we ought to get on the time zone as the others lol. The inn is the brothel as well.