User blog comment:HoundTheDestroyer93/Ask The Jaghunds/@comment-28358106-20180105174812/@comment-25808351-20180111032849

Marcus' wants to console Aegis, but the storm is baring down on them and the Werewolves are on the move. However he lets Aegis knows he cares by simply petting her head. He picks the Golem up, knowing full well she will most likely protest. He saddles up his horse with Aegis in his arms. He then partially covers her with as much of his coat as possible so that she may warm up a bit.

"Aegi, those Werewolves aren't going far. We'll find them and get that ewe back. You just relax, ok? I got your back on this...." Marcus lets his love for Aegis show, as he embraces her. "You won't let your friends down. Just like you never let me down. So cheer up." Marcus then wipes a tear from Aegis' eye or perhaps a raindrop. "Those wolves won the battle, but they're not gonna win the war."

With a crack of the reigns and a good spurring, Mitternact takes off. Marcus skillfully steers the horse with one hand while using the other to shield Aegis' face from the rain. Marcus is immediately reminded of the Crucible incident when he had Aegis in his care after she wounded. He is reminded of the fear he had felt for her safety and how fast he had Mitternact ride to get Aegis back to her father. Above all Marcus remembers how little he cared for his own injuries, all he cared about was Aegis. The way he feels now. The world is in the back of his mind as he is rooted in this moment. Ready to help Aegis keep her promise to her friends and return their property.

The ewe's scent is weakened slightly by the rain, but Marcus can still pick it up enough to follow it. As they close in on the scent, Marcus slows Mitternact to a walk, trying to keep his presence unknown to the Werewolves.