He nods before reaching into his bag at his feet. He pulls the full set out before walking to Latsol. He then slowly puts the manacles on Latsol. Starting at his neck and working his way down until the ankles are finished. As each is closed they are checked to ensure they can not be slipped from. Once the whole group had ensured of this they settled down for the night. He was sent into the tent with David. Sunny and Annoce take the first watch. While the rest lay down to get some sleep. All the watches were quiet but short due to the group having to handle Latsol.

  At first light Zane and Jess wake the group so they move on after breaking fast. They work together cleaning up the site. The horses have been fed and hitched to the wagon. Latsol is chained to the wagon seat. The rest of the group take their spots before they set out. Though Sunny had to be in the back of the wagon with Annoce due to having another person added to the group. Sunny and Annoce talked in whispers for most of the day. They laughed softly while this happened. Latsol pouted, not even able to itch his nose.

  David was quiet throughout the day not wanting to listen to the pouting little ass. He was angry at the little shit. Why for once could he not do what the group wanted of him. Why must he always do as he pleases? David tries to stop thinking of Latsol by watching the scenery go by. The road they were on was not but more than a hunting trail. Meaning he would see a doe with her fawn eating off to the side. If he looked to the sky there would be all manner of birds and flying little lizards. As the day nears the end they come to a fork in the path.

  One leads into a dark old forest where the trees bend making it seem as if the wagon with the cloth top on will not fit. Ram looks though to the other path that leads away from there. He tilts his head to the path of an open field leading to the base of a mountain. David nods to him. Turning the horses toward this one. Latsol looks to the other and sees someone moving amongst the trees. He starts to sing trying to get there person or person like thing to show itself.

  Look there to the trees for one may see what should not be there.

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  Look over yonder and see what I see. You shall be surprised by the trick of the light.

  Come now my friends see what I see and we shall do what must be done.

  David smacks him on the back of his head and says, “Shut your mouth we do not wish for something or someone to come at us while we have akin to this precious cargo.” Latsol pouts at this but watches to see if the person or persons come out of the woods. He watches until they are out of sight. They travel an hour or three more until they come upon a stream. With night about to fall upon them they choose to set up camp. Once that is taken care of they all sit down to eat a meal together.

  Most of them choose not to speak with the stow away. Making him a bit miserable. David chuckles softly before catching Sunnys motherly look. He sighs and gives her back the fatherly look he perfected over the years of raising her. She chuckles softly at him. Annoce can tell they are turning to see whom breaks first and talks with the little kender. He chooses to stop them from getting into a small spat over this one. He walks over to Latsol and takes him from the group to chat for a few moments.

  They talk about how he will need to be calm for the rest of the trip and how he has brought this upon himself by stowing away to be with the group. How Latsol will need to come to terms with how they will not trust him for years due to him doing this. Annoce then brings him back before saying to the group that he will take first watch with whomever wishes. Sunny smiles at him before walking to him “Do you not wish for me to join you my love?” “I do wish this however if you wished to sleep thru the whole of the night I would not abject that either my love.” He kisses her softly. She smiles and tells the rest that she will join him and they may pick whom was to do the other shifts.

  Ram and Zane take over for them on the second watch. David and Jess have chosen to do the last watch. The night is quiet until Jess hears rustling in the bushes not far from their camp. She does a soft owl hoot to alert David. He nods his head to her. She then goes to see what thought to come near them. She sniffs as she walks quietly and slowly toward the bush. As she nears she smells something that she thought to be extinct. Shaking her head she sniffs again.

  David watches from near the wagon with a crossbow out and ready. He aims for the bush ready if she were to need help. They were not expecting what walked out of the bush. David's mouth drops open and Jess jumps back. She is unsure of what to do. They watch this baby walk up to Jess before sniffing her and then nuzzling into her stomach.