Ravensblood Forest Blackworm

"Ye'v made the right choice," his lips curved into a twisted smile at her acceptance. While his tone remained impish, his words carried the weight of a threat should the strange woman disobey him. Perhaps he would take Meredith up on her offer; an eye or a tooth would serve a plentiful warning for a hasty abandoner.

The thought sent shivers down his spine. He had never thought himself a maimer, but the intrigue sparked a slew of what if's that danced through his conscience. Unlike his brother and mother, Noxir's violent tendencies were hidden deep below a sea of false amity. What would it take to reveal them? A wolf, willing and waiting to do his bidding had been delivered to his doorstep, but Noxir shoved aside the temptation in favour of the task at hand.

"There's a settlement near. Coastal, small. Led by a man who calls himself Rodyn." The captain allowed a pause, gaze flicking from the dark woman and back to the girl. "Might have somethin' worth takin' - but we'd need a distraction. A bait." His focus returned sharp-eyed to her spiderling form as his tongue reached to swipe his teeth. "Whaddaya think, Mer?"