Board Thread:Talkplays/@comment-4211788-20140912075843/@comment-5142578-20160901124553

"Battle?" Frost asks. "If Rivak's men are behind this, there is no chance of us winning a head on fight, especially without an army." Turning to Drake, he then adds. "If anything, your friends are probably as good as dead. And I am not going to risk Crystaline's life to save a few strangers."

"What?? You mean we're not going to even try to help them??" the thorny lizard asks, alarmed.

"They have us outnumbered, outgunned, and outpowered." Frost says coldly. "Just   one   soldier put Hiero in critical condition." he says, motioning to the hawk. "A squad of them would slaughter most of us."

"I don't care if we're going up against a bloody army!" Drake throws his spear into the sand. "I made a promise to Seth, and I   will   keep it. Even if I have to go alone!"

Frost shakes his head. Between this and the desert heat, the wolf was beginning to have more problems than he could handle. "You want to risk your life? Fine." he says callously. "But, you will NOT be putting my sister's life in danger for the sake of a few of your friends."

<span style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.75pt;">"They're not just friends! The Azizi are like family to me!" The lizard takes a deep breath, trying to calm himself down. "If her safety is what you're concerned about the most, then she could stay with the Azizi tribe until our return." Drake offers.

<p style="margin:12pt0in;line-height:15.75pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">"I'm not leaving her in the hands of people I hardly know. Last time I did that, she was put in harms way." the wolf counters.

<p style="margin:12pt0in;line-height:15.75pt;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.75pt;">"Frost, the Vatten being attacked was just bad luck on our part." Crystaline says. "I'm sure the Azizi will take good care of me."

<p style="margin:12pt0in;line-height:15.75pt;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.75pt;">"It wasn't just the Vatten Tribe." Frost says, breifly eyeing Hiero before continuing. "Even if the desert tribe is capable of protecting you, how are we going to find them now?" Frost asks. "You are   not <span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.75pt;">  <span style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.75pt;">walking across this barren wasteland by yourself."

<p style="margin:12pt0in;line-height:15.75pt;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.75pt;">Drake was beginning to feel a bit helpless. The thorny lizard could relate to the wolf's desire to keep his sister safe, but at the same time he was horrified that the wolf wasn't willing to help him. "Tell me." Drake begins. "If it was Crystaline who was captured, wouldn't you do anything to get her back, no matter how dangerous or fool-hearted it might be?"

<p style="margin:12pt0in;line-height:15.75pt;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.75pt;">Frost doesn't answer right away. As much as he hated to admit it, Drake had a point. "Yes, but I wouldn't be stupid about it." Frost eventually answers.