Elle turned back around and stared at him blankly for a moment before two things registered in her mind. One, his words, and two, that he was probably going to freeze considering the lack of clothing. She nodded, then pulled the cloak off her shoulders and tossed it to him. [color=00B2EE]"And don't say you don't need it. I'm sure you wouldn't want to go parading in like that in front of whatever her name is,"[/color] she said before he could protest, starting down the mountainside back the way they had come. 

Now that her sense were clearing, she was starting to realize how silly and embarrassing her behavior had been. She had acted like a child and was mentally kicking herself because of it. Thankfully, under normal circumstances, she wasn't a very proud creature and decided to apologize and clear the air a bit.[color=00B2EE] "I'm sorry for the way I snapped at you," [/color]she said, looking over at him, [color=00B2EE]"I'm not usually like that. I don't know what came over me." [/color]Well, she had a theory, but it would sound about as crazy as the glowing runes. Between the past two days, she figured she had dealt with enough crazy to last her a life time. 

The journey back down to Riverwood didn't take nearly as long as the trek up, much to Elle's relief. By the time they reached town, it was starting to grow dark, the sun sinking below the horizon and the stars beginning to emerge. They would have to go to Whiterun tomorrow, but that was alright with her. She was bone tired and ready for a good night's sleep. Hopefully the dragon could hold off another day and go sleep in a cave somewhere or something. Or maybe just not come back at all. 

She still got chills whenever she thought about the great black beast. It had looked right at her, red eyes seeming to stare into her very soul and say [color=ed1c24][i]I know you[/i][/color]. She didn't know why, and she wasn't even sure that was the case, but that's what it had felt like. Maybe it had been looking at someone behind her or something of the sort, because surely it hadn't singled her out. She was probably one of the least important people there. 

Eilonwy opened the door to the Riverwood trader just as the sibling pair was starting to close up for the night. The girl shot Elle a quick disapproving glare before sending a dazzling smile Nilovas's way while the brother brightened up at their appearance and hurried up to the Half-Mer and Breton. [color=8B7355]"Well?" [/color]he asked, hope clearly written on his face, [color=8B7355]"Did you manage to find the claw?"[/color]