[center][h1][color=dimgray]Caractacus[/color][/h1][/center]
Caractacus moved toward the group, in time to hear Alberich give the wild man a bleary rebuke. Caractacus very quickly steered away from the pair. The wild man unnerved him, and his bloodied arrival the previous night did not help the feeling. Soon, however, Elyria awoke, and started preparations for the day. Caractacus tried to wave a good morning, and spoke up when she offered to go out in search of breakfast. [color=dimgray]"Ahem, I would ah, join you. If you don't mind my doing so, of c-course. I just needed--er, wanted is better, wanted to sp-speak with you."[/color]

Caractacus walked with Elyria, trying to find a comfortable place to be. He did not want to trail behind, yet still, to be close beside her would surely be off-putting. He tried to keep to a friendly meter aside her, when the forest allowed. [color=dimgray]"Last night, I did not take the opportunity t-to thank you. Your assistance, er, or kindness, was greatly appreciated. It made for a m-more comfortable night. If there's anything you need of m-me, of course, you need only ask, and I..."[/color] Caractacus stopped, thinking back to the day before. [color=dimgray]"I completely forgot. Y-yesterday, when I was in the lake, you called out to me. Asking me not to--To ah, well, use your bod--wait no that's wrong."[/color] Caractacus cleared his throat. [color=dimgray]"Apologies. What I mean to say is that I w-will of course honor your request."[/color] He nodded, satisfied with the revised statement, and continued along the forest path.

On the walk back toward camp, Caractacus spoke up once again. [color=dimgray]"I must say, you have quite the precise magic. I do not th-think I have seen its type before."[/color] Of course, the only type of magic he saw was his own necromancer, and the magic of the battlefield. Fire and thunder. Caractacus stood near by the fire as Elyria began cooking. He looked around the camp, and spotted Kathryn up and relatively ready. He approached her, and Alberich, as she was talking to him. Caractacus only caught the tail end of her side of the conversation, something about gathering someone or something. [color=dimgray]"Er, ex-excuse me, Miss Kat...thryn...Ahem. I do hope I'm not interrupting, but I need to speak with you. On a couple, or more, matters of importance. Well, one matter of importance, and a f-few other matters."[/color]

Caractacus took a few steps away from the group, looking back for Kathryn to follow. He made sure that the wild man was in his sight line as he did so, and made sure he was well away from earshot of the man. [color=dimgray]"That man, the one with Alberich just earlier,"[/color] Caractacus spoke carefully, in a low tone to keep his voice from travelling. [color=dimgray]"He was out in the forest last night. I saw him return, he was covered in blood. I-I know, I didn't come to help you after you said we should stick together, b-but I still think it's better to have a fr--someone looking out for me, and-and I can help you, right?"[/color]