~For gold is tried in the fire and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity~
-George Santayana
Andronika emerged from the forest at the edge of Fort Argon after parting ways with a reluctant Reo. The Tiger had been adamant about remaining at her side when he sensed her injury, combined with his unease at having been unable to remain by her side due to her command for him to remain hidden. Andronika had taken the better part of an hour to convince him that she was fine and the worse had passed, the tiger however refused to be pacified until she had given him a full report of everything that had occurred, it was really a trying job. Andronika swore sometimes she could not figure out between her father, her brother, her three personal retainers and Reo who fussed over her the most.
