Eridanus found that the wolf that had goaded him into this whole fiasco gone, and he sighed. Still, he had a part to play in this.Though provoked and egged on by the wolf, he was responsible for his own actions, and if he made a mistake he was responsible enough to admit to it. Part of him wondered if the wolf was part of his imagination after all, but the physical evidence left behind by it such as the slobber on one of the guards proved otherwise.
His body had been shifting unconsciously while the man spoke. Perhaps his body had not recognized that the battle had ended, or that he was in a safe zone yet. Guided by his honed combat experience, he had been subconsciously moving himself so that there would not be a clear line of sight between him and the position of the previous crossbowman.
"To be fair, I was attacked by your guard," Eridanus objected. "I was merely asking if you guys could pity a poor traveller and let me hitch-hike to wherever you were going, but instead your guards attacked me instead me leading me to you for negotiations."
Even as he spoke, he did not let down his guard for there was one final test. Allowing his eyes to roam over the caravan, he fed djed to his eyes, but this time not focusing on the aura of the caravan. Instead, he augmented the aspect of auristics that allowed him to see through objects.
That was what he sought, to see through the wood of the caravan in order to physically confirm the symenestra's claim. To check whether they were indeed children. And whether they were all free, unbounded with no chains or slave-related equipment.
This was his final test before he made any major decisions.
His body had been shifting unconsciously while the man spoke. Perhaps his body had not recognized that the battle had ended, or that he was in a safe zone yet. Guided by his honed combat experience, he had been subconsciously moving himself so that there would not be a clear line of sight between him and the position of the previous crossbowman.
"To be fair, I was attacked by your guard," Eridanus objected. "I was merely asking if you guys could pity a poor traveller and let me hitch-hike to wherever you were going, but instead your guards attacked me instead me leading me to you for negotiations."
Even as he spoke, he did not let down his guard for there was one final test. Allowing his eyes to roam over the caravan, he fed djed to his eyes, but this time not focusing on the aura of the caravan. Instead, he augmented the aspect of auristics that allowed him to see through objects.
That was what he sought, to see through the wood of the caravan in order to physically confirm the symenestra's claim. To check whether they were indeed children. And whether they were all free, unbounded with no chains or slave-related equipment.
This was his final test before he made any major decisions.