they put a gun above it and a narrow behold

Caiaphas, like Thistle Cloud, shared an avoidance for physical violence. It was not because Caiaphas didn't enjoy the prospect, but rather because Caiaphas had too often been on the losing end and this was a most insufferable blight to Caiaphas' ego.

At this point, it was clear she had unnerved Thistle Cloud. This elicited another smug smile -- and she answered Thistle Cloud's question with a smooth and saccharine manner that seemed all too alarming. "Are they not the same thing?" She practically cooed, pulling closer though her body language carried no aggression. "Come on, Thistle Cloud.. have you never once been tempted by the idea?"

But she did not wait for an answer. Once spoken she turned on her heels and moved off down the coast, back towards the Nereides -- back towards the wolves who suffered her company much more gracefully.