Rosewater Oasis bloodstream

Recovery had been smooth with the shadow of the spider never too far away. The sand man she had seen less often, but she knew he had been there on the sidelines. Peace and quiet had been something the warrior had relished during here time at the Oasis. It had been a welcome rest to evaluate where she was pulled to travel next, though in the back of her mind she knew the answer the moment she stepped foot here - the mountains drew her onwards always.

He fell into step silently and, as the pair neared where Xiao had prepared a travelling bundle of desert meats and fruits to give her strength during the journey, her smile gave way to a face of hardened lines. "Desert is not home for me," she turns to him, meeting his sunlit gaze. "Before sun wakes I leave. For mountains." With a wave of her tail, she gestured to the bundle.

"Sand man has been kind. Anything you wish, I give you." A debt she wished to repay, for their hospitality had not gone unnoticed.