Boo. It's me again. Oh, and thanks, Fuzzy Teeth, for reading so far. As you wanted, another chapter.

Here we go...

Stuck out in the middle of the Highlands, during the night, with a wounded shoulder and possibly a Horde patrol out to get me. Oh, and there's probably going to be a storm soon.

Yeah, that's about how lucky I am...

Daniel looked up at the sky, feeling a slight tap on his face. He wiped the small drop of water off of his forehead and frowned. There wasn't much he could do-attempt to make it to Refugee Point and possibly bleed to death or get lost on the way there, or stay where he was and attempt to control the bleeding. Either option was not very appealing to him at the moment.

He looked up at the sky again, set his rifle beside him, and sighed.

Katriana looked down at the blood trail on the ground that was leading away from Hammerfall.

….and she still had no clue why she was doing so.

When she found him, what was she going to do?

Oh, hello. I know that I slashed a huge chunk out of your shoulder and that I'm supposed to be lopping your head off right now, but I just decided to follow you and try to heal you. You're okay with that, right?

Her cheetah, whom Katriana had named Solina, was beside the troll, sniffing the air curiously for anything that could pose a threat. Katriana had retrieved her from the stable master in Hammerfall before she set off to find the human that she had injured.

Katriana noticed that the blood trail was becoming thicker, and responded by slowing her pace and lowering herself into a crouch. She could barely even see the blood below her anymore, and she knew that the rain tapping her shoulders could turn into a downpour. However, Solina didn't seem affected in the slightest, as her sense of smell was helping her to navigate in the darkness. Katriana took it as a good sign, assuming that the human was somewhere nearby. Or a raptor or something else that would not like to see her.

Daniel hadn't heard her coming, so it was a surprise to him when the troll had come around the tree into his view. He took his hand off of his shoulder and tried to grab his rifle, but she, apparently, was faster than him and had put a foot on it before he could lift it up. She quickly slid it behind her and withdrew a crossbow from her back and proceeded to aim it straight at his face. A large yellow leopard sat down next to her master and proceeded to gently nudge the troll's leg with her nose.

Daniel had absolutely no clue what to do, as he had hoped that the huntress would not come after him once he had left. He returned his hand to his shoulder slowly, while raising his blue eyes to meet the troll's brown.

"Hi. Again." He said plainly.

"...hello, mon." The troll responded, her voice thick with her species' accent.

"Sooo...I'm guessing you're here to kill me or something?"

"...Erm...no.." The troll said, lowering her crossbow slightly. At the very least, it wasn't aiming at his face anymore.

"Then, what?" The human asked, puzzled.

"I, ahh...I came to help you, mon." The troll said.

Daniel just sat there, the lost look on his face becoming more evident.

"Like...with this?" He asked, raising his bloody hand up from his shoulder for a moment before setting it back down.

"...yes."

"Even though you were the one that delivered it in the first place?"

Like I thought. He probably thinks I'm insane or something.

"...Erm...yes..." She said, setting her crossbow down (and silently praying that he wouldn't try to kill her when she did) and reaching into a pouch on her waist. Daniel watched with curiosity as she withdrew a small vial filled with a red liquid that he recognized as a healing mixture. Ironically, it was almost the exact same color as his blood.

Katriana went over to his other side, uncorked the vial, and was about to pour it onto his shoulder when Daniel held up a hand.

"...I can do it myself." He stated simply. She looked at him for a moment before offering the vial, which he gladly took and emptied it onto his shoulder. He watched as the wound from the troll and the ones from the raptors disappeared.

The troll then walked over to his rifle and gave it back to him, again hoping that he wouldn't shoot her in the back when she wasn't facing him.

"...thanks. For, you know, probably saving my life. And...stuff." Daniel said dumbly.

"...you're, erm...you're welcome, mon." Katriana responded, and began to walk away before turning around a few seconds later.

"Oh, and, umm...one more ting, if it's okay with you, mon."

Daniel looked over his shoulder after slipping his chest armor back on again.

"What is it?"

Katriana looked down at the ground for a moment, hoping that she wouldn't offend him somehow.

"What's your name, mon?"

Though he wasn't exactly certain that it was the best idea to to tell her, he felt obliged to do so. She had

helped him, after all.

"...Daniel."

Katriana looked at him for a few more seconds. What was going through her mind, the human had no clue, but he didn't spend any time to think about it, walking over to his rifle and picking it up.

The troll then turned back towards Hammerfall and walked away.

Daniel was still confused why she had helped him (as was she), but he was glad nonetheless. Not that he would show it, of course, given the fact that he was healed by someone who was supposed to kill him.

More taps on his shoulders. The troll may have saved his life, but he still had to make it back to Refugee Point. He had a general idea of which way to go- the opposite way from Hammerfall.

Pushing himself out of the grove of trees and into the pouring rain, he began his return back to Refugee Point.

Yeah, kind of short like the second chapter, but it's the first time the two make civilized conversation, so I guess it's important. See you next chapter! Bye.