[Persian Desert] Sands of Time

[Bloodedge]

A sigh escaped Athos as the Basilisk fell. In truth, he'd hoped the beast would have been turned to stone after his eye patch was removed, but he figured it was snake-like enough to be unaffected by the Gorgon's stare. With the monster out of his way for good, Athos reached into his satchel to retrieve his eye patch and don it again. Doing so returned his form to its previous state. He approached the Basilisk thereafter, channeling a bit of his Gorgon self into his hand to regain his claws. These were used to trace long lines of his neurotoxin along the Basilisk's side. He did this to peel off strips that he would then use to create a holster for not one, but both fangs. This required him to remove one from the Basilisk's face, but gravity aided him in this. Soon enough, Athos was walking toward the location he'd left Deianira at, dragging two massive fangs along the sand behind him by straps made of Basilisk hide.

[Apollymi]

By the time Deianira had drained the contents of her cup, the young man was once again approaching. Though his return had taken a bit longer than the girl thought was necessary she soon realized why this was the case, considering he was dragging behind him two of these large fangs wrapped in what had to be the beasts hide. "Nice hunt, Athos~" she complimented. She'd been told not to look for him but still couldn't help but have a gander at his approach. "Why do you have two?" she wondered aloud, as she dropped from where she was. Her intent to help the lad lest he have to carry multiples of these around all by himself. She wouldn't speak again because she had clamped between her own teeth the top of her cup which is how she chose to carry it when her hands were otherwise occupied.

[Bloodedge]

Athos' return was met by congratulations from Deianira. He had nothing to say in response to this, but she went on to question why he had two of the Basilisk's fangs in tow. Looking behind himself at the fangs, he gave a reply to at least this subject. "Because I took two out of its mouth," he said. He was apparently to have some relief from the weight of the fangs thereafter, which was not something he could or would complain about. "We have to go north. Is land or sea best?"

[Apollymi]

A few seconds after she'd landed she took control of one of these giant fangs. Having wrapped the hide of the beast around both hands she began dragging it along as well. It seemed the young man wasn't really capable of taking compliments which she apparently expected but when he went on to explain why he had two of these a light chuckle could be heard from the young woman. "Funny..." she said speaking technically into the cup clamped between her teeth. As they began to move she thought about the direction they could or would take to head further north. With that in mind she frowned a little and stopped.

"I actually don't know," she said as a desert eagle flew over head with tawny feathers and huge talons. She let out a sound which was a bit like a whistle which called the bird down to her. She looked at it for a while and after a bit she tossed the bird with the wing span larger than her body back into the sky so it could continue its hunting. "The eagle says, that there is a huge city built in an oasis against the mountains which lead to the north across the desert, getting there would take a few hours flight for him so about a half a day of walking or night of walking." she said about it. "The city apparently has a pretty easy route straight north out of its back end... but if you wanted to go by sea, it would take a few days because you'd have to go all the way around the landmass to get to the north," she finished as they'd stopped she went on to begin to make some minor adjustments to the hide of the beast so that she could carry the large fang on her back thus saving her arms a bit of unneeded strain. "That's what it is, your choice of course~" she said, looking towards the other fang. "Want me to fix up that one so you can carry it on your back too? It should make it easier~" she said having done her own she picked it up slipping straps onto her shoulders and allowing her to keep her general movement without too much strain, though even for a demigod this particular tooth was quite heavy.

[Bloodedge]

Athos awaited Deianira's answer, and while he did, she spoke with an eagle about the potential trip. Shortly after the eagle's release, the lass expressed her thoughts regarding both land travel and sea travel. Athos was not at all fond of the idea of traveling through a city, and frankly, he disagreed with the times Deianira claimed the trip by sea would take. He began walking toward the boat, pulling the straps holding his fang up to wear his on his back as well. Apparently, he did not need assistance to accomplish this either. "I'll just move the boat faster."

[Apollymi]

Deianira listened to the young man who didn't seem to like the times listed about the travel options. She'd known he wouldn't like the idea of traveling through the city, but she'd decided to throw it out as an option. A chuckle ensued and the girl snapped her fingers. "Baby steps~" she chimed, fine with this outcome she also moved towards the boat. "Alright move the boat faster, if you like... just don't forget to enjoy the views~" she said. "Oh and watch out for icebergs..." the young woman said of the area closer to their target, she wasn't really happy with the idea that she might be forced into a cold swim. It seemed that Athos was also able to pick up the fang he needed to carry. "So, question, is the Gorgon thing up for conversation or will that get me the silent treatment for the next leg of this trip?"

[Bloodedge]

With his decision made, Athos returned to the boat in a matter of moments. Even at a slightly slower pace due to the weight of the fang on his back, his return hardly took longer than the initial departure. As he was climbing aboard, while forcing the water's surface to a higher pressure so the boat would remain floating with the added weight, Deianira posed another question. This one involved his status as a Gorgon, which she had to be watching to know about. Athos' eye widened the moment the word "Gorgon" was spoken. Afterwards, his brow furrowed, and he let loose his Basilisk fang in the boat. Athos would then go about moving the boat at roughly five times the speed it boasted on the previous trips.

[Apollymi]

Athos made the boat stay afloat even with the extensive extra weight of two of the fangs of the giant Basilisk he'd already slain. Deianira's question though, didn't seem to garner an immediate answer from the young man which made her sigh ever so slightly, but she didn't get much chance to pout about this, because the boat soon took off at a speed it hadn't reached previously. The girl stumbled just a bit and fell into the seated position. "Whoa, that's really fast~" she said seeming to have found a comfortable way to sit without much thought, her legs crossing at the ankle she stared up at the sky and continued speaking. "I totally understand if I am getting the silent treatment and all, but I was just curious," she stated. "I think it's cool, and I've never met a half-Gorgon kid before~" she said, this boy's level of secrecy was something very extreme, and she could understand it only a little but not nearly enough to make sense of his present mood.

[Bloodedge]

The boat continued moving away from the desert known as the Sands of Time. It seemed he was having little to no issue moving the vessel in different directions while maintaining this speed, but he was having an issue with the words still being spoken by Deianira. She mentioned never having met a half-Gorgon before, which triggered the lad in a way that made him tremble ever so briefly and slightly. Still, he said nothing at all, and simply kept the boat moving.