"If Derenaar was anything like Sin'thalas, I'd have already been stabbed in the face instead of welcomed in as a protector," Rose replied as she dropped down from the tree and sheathed her sword across her back.

"Just keep in mind if there's any conflict, I'm the one that's going to have to throw you out. And that might end up getting messy." It seemed she wasn't put off at all by Washington's larger size or the raptor. "But play nice and I can promise you'll have a pleasant night's sleep."