His eyes move from the snake to Nilin and what she's doing. Hawke knows she can fight. Fighting the city's gangs was one of the first times they met face to face. However he's never seen her do anything like she's doing now. It's fascinating and confusing all at the same time.

After she lowers her arm he wants to ask her what that was, but decides that it might be best to wait. It reminds him that while she is still his closest friend, they know relatively little about each their pasts. Maybe when this is over he'll take some time to fix that.

Hawke continues to grip his axes tightly, not about to set them aside now they know actual danger is about. "Seems the wildlife here doesn't have a sense of humor."

He looks down to Notch who sniffs the snake's corpse experimentally. "And where were you? Don't tell your sniffer is stopped up."

The hound looks at Hawke and huffs once before dropping into a guarded stance.