That pretty thing is mine.

"You may applaud me now men! The waterfall sanctuary is just ahead! I must say I never imagined myself such a competent guide. Sometimes I surprise even myself OHOHOHOHO!" Morgan stated whilst she held the back of her hand against her cheek; letting out a laugh reminiscent of noblewoman.

"What was all that about!? you perverted boobie hag! You just gave away our gold! Do you have any idea how much trouble me and Aes went through just to get that much!? Argh! All of it! gone in an instant! What are goblins going to do with that much gold anyway!?" Robbin cried out in pain as all the coin he had worked so hard to gather was lost to creatures that couldn't appreciate that fact.

"Hah!? What did I tell you about calling me old you peasant!? I know It must pain you to see such a beauty out of your league but if you keep trying my patience; I swear I will turn you into a newt!" 

"Now now, you two. We're all friends here. Let's cool our tempers a tad." Aes calmly stated in an attempt to act the mediator between these two lit powder kegs.

"And you! How could you drink so much of their swill Aes!? You were all chummy with the goblins even when they decided to foot you for the bill.  How is it that you speak Goblin anyway!? Spare a thought to our gold for the gods sake!" Robbins changed the target of his barbs to Aes instead.

"I must admit, It has been a while since I've had such merriment. Perhaps I did get a little carried away..." Aes said as he displayed the expression of someone not at all remorseful about what he had done. A display of something so alien to his face that even Robbin had to admit seeing him try it on was a nice change of pace. 

Aes in turn simply let out a small chuckle as he avoided direct eye contact with Robbin.

"Hush now! There is plenty of opportunity for gold when you are as accomplished as I am! The very fact I have allowed you; a man; to bask in my presence, should be reward enough!" Morgan responded before noticing the destination they set out for come into view.

"Oh! We have arrived!" Morgan words quickly put to rest the argument they found themselves in.

The waterfall dropped from a great height from the dark above into a small man made pool that served at it's basin. The material that made up the edges of the pool looked to be constructed with stone so as to gather the water just enough for a good number of adults to bathe in. 

Surrounding the waterfall was an unusually lush garden full of vibrant flora and fauna. It's beauty was a direct juxtaposition of the damp, dark caverns they had been trekking through prior. Aes and Robbins first sighting of it had them instantly understand why Morgan had called it a sanctuary going off of their respective sights of it alone.

"Off you go then! man and lovely Aes. I won't stand for both your stenches a second longer! Once you've both had a good soak I will bathe right after in my own privacy." Morgan demanded, turning to the two of the foul smelling allies she had found herself with. Stretching out a finger into a point towards the waterfall.

"You don't have to tell me twice lady. A good soak after all we've been through sounds like just the ticket." Robbin declared as he had begun to disrobe on his approach to the pool; his clothes serving as a trail to his soaking session. His weapon was the last item he removed, to the side of the pool.

Morgan and Aes both watched Robbin go ahead of them in silence. Aes was the first to break the silence.

"Morgan, I just wanted to thank you again for before. Not just for Robbin but also your help with the manticore. Without your aid, I doubt either of us would be here right now."

"I should be thanking you Aes, You didn't have to stop to help me. For all my boasts, only the dark lady could say what would have happened to me without your timely arrival. I always get weak around the knees around spiders, have since my youth. 

Now go, your friend is awaiting you. Delay him any longer and he will start to talk of us." Morgan replied in a fashion most humble despite her standing. 

Aes didn't know she had this side to her. She was most certainly quite the new ally they had found.

Wordlessly Aes nodded to Morgan indicating his leave to the pool as well. He moved slower than Robbin as he had taken more time to undo his armor on his approach than his friend.

Morgan couldn't help but try and sneak a peak at Aes undressing but thought better of it as the shame of the act had set in.

This time she began to speak when she made sure no one could hear her. She verbalized her thoughts in an attempt to somehow reason them. Her face taking a more somber tone.

"Being thanked by the Betrayal Knight... the same one who betrayed the kingdom of Albion when it needed him most. To even be saved by someone of his disrepute, I just don't know how to feel about this. It was because of his actions my sisters struggled so much. What should I make of this?"

***

In the midst of the dark surrounding the waterfall sanctuary a twinkle shone. 

"What d'you see with that sailor thingy? Any meat worth the squeeze chief?." a large muscled green woman asked her superior.

"Two males, good breeding stock. It seems we have competition, a witch by the looks of it." The chief stated looking as her inferior did but a good lot taller, looking all the more menacing because of it.

"W...w..what should we do chief!? w..w..we can't fight a witch! she could makes us explode or w...worse!" the smaller green woman asked sheepishly with a more athletic build than muscled, with a shorter stature to the others.

"Yeah, that's right. The meat isn't worth the..." the chief started as they fiddled with this 'sailor thingy' to get try and get a better look. 

That was when the chief caught a good look at the yellow haired one as he soaked himself. More importantly his ears. The she orc chief Let out an audible gasp that reached the ears of the other two.

"Change o' plan, we're squeezing this meat. That one is an Elf. How can we call ourselves Orcs if we let such rare prey get away!?"

"An Elf?" The other two blurted out in disbelief.

"You lot can have your fun with the other one. 

That pretty thing is mine."