Bold of either of them to assume they could trust the other one. Peony pushed her legs hard, grunting with the effort of keeping up with Ari - even with years on the road, her cardio fitness wasn't the best. Where was the paladin to throw her over his shoulder when she needed him?

And wow, this was some beautiful nature and--

Shit, that was a cliff. "Whoawhoawhoawhoa--" Peony dug her heels in hard, coming to a skidding stop right at the crest of the hidden cliff, frantically flapping her arms to keep herself from falling foward.