Whisper woke, opening his eyes slightly just to see if the Knight had fallen asleep. When he saw that Markus was watching over the priestess, Whisper got up anyway, getting his attention.
"My mother will be worried, I must go soon. Will you allow me to leave Markus?" His eyes were serious, but not threatening. "I will return, once I've reported to my mother. I will only tell her about the fairies killing my brother, I'll say I never got to you before that."