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[Tiruin]

'Well they realized it. Now where are they to help the losses?'

Cara quite liked these thoughts Matthew was offering.

[Swordstar]

Matthew shrugged.

"Perhaps those who had no reason to fight had no reason to come back to the fight they were forced into."

[Tiruin]

'...Why didn't they say so then? What happened to Protopapas anyway?'

[birdy51]

Jason:

Kahn stood and held out a hand to help Jason up.

"True. There is no glory or honor for you to gain dying here this day, lad."

Jason ignored Matthew for the moment and accepted Kahn's hand.

: "Right... Thanks"

Cara sauntered towards Orpheus and the rest.

She looked at Jason while in her transformed form. 'There is also no shame in admitting defeat. This was a test, was it not? We have passed it as given, have we not?'

"Hmmph. Glad to see we have some brains in this regiment. Yes. To be blunt, this was a test. I'll be honest though... I didn't expect any friends of Orpheus to be quite so... Brutal."

Coronis flew torwards the others, having lagged behind at the end of the battle. She looked around at all the bodies lying around the team huddled around the wounded Jason and descended towards them. After landed she tapped her foot impatiently.

"...so this means we can go past you now right?"

: "...I'm not about to stop you at this point. If it isn't already apparent... I need to take care of my men first."

---

Orpheus

Letting the ball of dark energy dissipate, Matthew shook his head.

Handing the sign to Orpheus, he shrugged.

"I suppose that it will serve you as well as it would serve others in our group. I'll let you decide what to do with it."

Orpheus took the sign from Matthew... Then immediately handed it back.

: "N-no. I would rather you decide what to do with it..."

Turning to Jason, he laid his hands on him and sang the Galdr. His wounds began to seal up as a consequence.

: "Here. It's hard for me to focus when your face is bleeding."
: "Yeah... You can thank your friend for that one."

---

Other Soldiers

Jason's men turned to Cara with confused glances. They hadn't ran away at all. They were sort of standing there with the exception of Wilson the Priest. He was hobbling down the road to attend to his downed allies.

[Gamerboy4life]

Nynaeve dismounted, giving her horse a quick pat as she started to try and help some of the more grievously wounded.

"You know, I was complaining about the fighting earlier... but I can't help but feel a little bitter. I'm trying to save the life of a man who stabbed me."

[Furtuka]

Coronis took another look at all the wounded surrounding her, and started walking past them while trying to keep up an aloof gait. After she had started to gain a small amount of distance however, she turned around and began walking back and went to the rest of the party who were helping the wounded.

"...let me help. I'm a raven, we're...   good at figuring out the severity of injuries."

[Swordstar]

Shaking his head, Matthew looked at Jason sadly.

"You have a pretty screwed up idea of a test then. If any of those men are dead, it's on your head. Not ours."

Taking the sign back from Orpheus, Matthew hesitated and then nodded.

"If you're sure. I'll think about it and decide before we proceed."

[Gamerboy4life]

Nynaeve looked up towards Coronis.

"You are? Then can you check on the injured farther away from us? If there's anyone in critical condition, tell me, or the fat friar over there. Try not to move them if you can, it usually worsens their injuries."

[Furtuka]

"If you say so."

Coronis flew past the bend of the cliff and began checking on the first group of warriors they had encountered.

[Xanmyral]

Isteus finally met with the group, having made sure that he didn't kill the pegasus rider (wouldn't want her to gain honor from a death in combat, after all) and to make sure they didn't leave anyone behind. The olive skinned man touched down with the group, thumping his chest once in salute to the winged Heron.

"The fight is ours! You don't disappoint, Orpheus, and I'm sure there are only greater trials ahead." The winged man said with a confidence and an eagerness. What Orpheus decided to do with the rest of the enemies wasn't the man's concern, seeing as they surrendered.

[Tiruin]

"You know, I was complaining about the fighting earlier... but I can't help but feel a little bitter. I'm trying to save the life of a man who stabbed me."

'Think of it this way: It's an occupational hazard. I do that every time I hunt.'
Cara transformed back into her human form and crossed her arms, looking at the temple-like structure.

She nodded at the man she bopped on the face with her paw. It seems the nose was off-kilter a few degrees now.

[birdy51]

Jason:

Shaking his head, Matthew looked at Jason sadly.

"You have a pretty screwed up idea of a test then. If any of those men are dead, it's on your head. Not ours."

: "My men knew what they were getting themselves into. They wouldn't have come with me, and they wouldn't have fought if they did not have the same resolve as I have. As for those who are dead... It will be made known that they died nobly without fear."

---

Orpheus:

Isteus finally met with the group, having made sure that he didn't kill the pegasus rider (wouldn't want her to gain honor from a death in combat, after all) and to make sure they didn't leave anyone behind. The olive skinned man touched down with the group, thumping his chest once in salute to the winged Heron.

"The fight is ours! You don't disappoint, Orpheus, and I'm sure there are only greater trials ahead." The winged man said with a confidence and an eagerness. What Orpheus decided to do with the rest of the enemies wasn't the man's concern, seeing as they surrendered.

The bravery and valor of the Hawk was a comforting sight for Orpheus, who smiled vaguely.

: "Heh heh. Yes. Perhaps I shall need to devise a song about this when our journey is complete."

---

The Soldiers:

For the large part, it was only those who were involved in the first encounter that had received the worst of it. When tensions were hottest, so were the wounds. All three of the first fighters, including Protopappas died by dark magic. An archer was found with a nasty, and ultimately fatal lance wound drawn in from behind. One of the Pegasus Riders had died when her head struck a wayward rock.

But aside from these tragedies, the rest would likely live; although they would likely be limping and nursing their broken noses for the next few weeks. It was a small miracle that a large portion of the rest of the defending force had managed to avoid major injury. Wilson had another wound however. The priest had overheard Nynaeve and huffed unhappily. He wasn't fat. He was just... Fluffy. Yes. Fluffy because of his robes.

[SeriousConcentrate]

Kahn leaned on his spear.

"Well, lad. Jason, was it not?"

The knight stroked his mustache with his index finger and thumb.

"Young master Orpheus is a friend of yours, I gather. Why ambush us? Do you fear his journey will end poorly? If so then again I ask why not come with us and help protect him yourself; clearly you are a soldier of strength and skill and those attributes would not be unwelcome among our company."

[birdy51]

Kahn leaned on his spear.

"Well, lad. Jason, was it not?"

The knight stroked his mustache with his index finger and thumb.

"Young master Orpheus is a friend of yours, I gather. Why ambush us? Do you fear his journey will end poorly? If so then again I ask why not come with us and help protect him yourself; clearly you are a soldier of strength and skill and those attributes would not be unwelcome among our company."

Jason's eyes appraised the knight in strange garb up and down.
: "Yeah... My name is Jason.  I don't believe I've heard of anyone like you around here..."

He dismissed the thought quickly and shook his head.

: "Anyways, I will explain everything just as soon as all our affairs are in order. Meet me over there at that stone temple across the way, and I'll explain everything there when all of your comrades are together. I don't want to have to repeat my story twice. Understood?"

[SeriousConcentrate]

"No, you likely wouldn't have. I've not heard of anyone like me around here, either. And I understand."

Kahn walked over to the nearest stump or fallen log and took a seat.