[IRP] As Firm as a Mountain

[WyvernSlayer]

Satsume had to be exceptionally careful while carrying Cecily on his back - she wasn't really hanging onto him all that well, so he often had to stoop forward to keep his balance as he walked.

"Why do you choose to help me?" she asked.

"I don't know. Felt wrong not to."

"Are you expecting a reward?"

"Not unless you're offering." Satsume ducked low underneath a branch. It was still a ways to his home, but he was making good time. He was certain he'd get there before sundown. "Being the lady of Laus, I'm sure flipping a few coins or favors to a commoner like me is no skin off your back. Which reminds me..." Satsume stopped walking. "Why is someone like you out here in the first place? I thought all of the Lycian nobility supported the Emperor."