He watched with concern, prepared to step in if needed. Exhaustion could make the best fighter sloppy. They had been going at it pretty steadily for some time now with no signs of abatement of numbers. In that respect it reminded him of darkspawn, too.

He waited for her to draw near before leaving the alley with her and made a point of walking down the center of the road, away from the high rooflines. "Thankfully, yes. Spooked more than hurt. I'm shocked I had the wherewithal to drop my dagger. I could have just as easily stabbed myself in the head."

He paused and looked both ways up and down the street. "Do you have any ideas where they might go? I found Fiona between the clinic and the housing complex." It had been a calculated search. There were few times in his life that he regretted being right as much as that. One thing was clear. His habit of going off on his own as frequently as he did needed to change if it meant arriving too late.