Dalious just stood next to Sybil, occasionally raising a forearm to block his face from the heat pouring off of the flames.  Putting it all together, he realized that the woman burned on the pike was her family.  The pirate cringed as he watched the commander's face implode, while also burning to the bone.  He decided not to speak of any of that, as not to anger the magi.  She was far too powerful, and he was thankful he was on her good side.

[color=steelblue] "You burnt the rabbit meat," [/color] he informed, as he stepped over the burnt corpses and pulled the two sticks from the fire.  [color=steelblue] "I've lost my appetite anyway, best to pocket these for later.  We should go, we have plenty of horses now." [/color]

He would have loot the bodies, but everything was ash and flame.  The Imperial's horses were in fine condition though, as the pirate set another one up for travel.  

[color=steelblue] "Imperials control most of the country here," [/color] he said.  He loaded the horse with a few supplies, then hopped onto it.  [color=steelblue] "The fae to the west, the dwarves to the north, the free people to the east.  I say we find a ship, sail east.  There you wouldn't be hunted, and I would be at sea.  We both win." [/color]  He was too nervous to mention that he wanted to use her.  Not for anything cruel really, but her gifts could make him rich.  He just had to sway her further to his way of life, he figured.

[color=steelblue] "Of course, the fae and the dwarves don't hunt the malignant, either," [/color] he added.  Also not mentioning how much gold he could make in selling her to one of those houses.  They would probably pay high, but she would be used as a war weapon most likely.  She was extremely dangerous, should her power end up on the wrong side of battle, she could kill hundreds of innocents.  It was too early to tell the state of things, for now all he wanted to do was keep moving.  [color=steelblue] "Some of the horses carry water, here.  Even you need to drink still, I think?" [/color]  He handed her over a canteen of fresh water, courtesy of the empire.  [color=steelblue] "We can camp further down, surely this area will be attracted by wolves soon.  Then we can finally rest." [/color]

It had been a long day.