The Tangle masked in blood and bathed in fire

she appears to accept his debt and gestures for him to be on his way. like that, the conversation is over and it is time for vilkas to leave. he does not particularly wish to linger in the confounding tangle any longer than necessary now that is companion begins to take her leave and he heads in the opposite direction taking the path she's pointed out to him. it is easy to find his way now that he knows he's heading in the right direction and soon enough he steps out of the tangle's perimeter. he glances back over his shoulder before he moves south, hoping that the next territory does not cause him as much grief as the last just did.