In due course, both Jezebeth and Alice had mounted their respective horses, and the Skayleigh seemed to be on his own horse too, albeit hesitantly and haphazardly. Argon the Lizardman chose to run alongside the horses, and the Elf Calanon had his Elk to ride, which largely left Settionne himself to pick somebody to ride alongside. A glance at Jezebeth had yielded no obvious answer, but the Skayleigh did volunteer both Alice and himself as possible riding partners. How uncannily kindly, if impractical, of him. Was Settionne's charm rubbing off on the tall half-Elf? No, surely not, his very first interaction with the priest had been a rather harsh stare indicating disapproval, and one did not wipe away first impressions in the course of less than a day; more likely, it was to try and keep an eye on Sett and foil whatever ideas he might try to come up with, even if he wasn't aware that it would be to nab some of his companion's items, though his luck so far had been quite minimal in that regard. So...

'I fear your horse would collapse if I were to ride with you, friend!' he called to the Skayleigh, showing off a little bit of mirth to sate the curiosity of onlookers. 'But, since it's been suggested now, perhaps the fair Lady Alice would care to let me join her on her steed after all. What do you say, madame?' he asked the woman in question more directly, already looking for an opportunity to filch something or other from her, eyeing up her position upon her horse, and more importantly the all-important bag of magical silk containing so many valuable substances, oh yes, there it was... but, if the Wood Elves were to travel alongside them for at least a little while, they would surely notice his activities and call him out on it. Best, then, to continue biding his time, until the Elves were gone, and nobody was paying attention to him. Shame about the Elf that came part and parcel with the party, but what could you do? Make sure the most observant individuals were distracted before taking any risks, is what he could do, and may Fineki grant him those opportunities in bulk from now on.

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