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[with Thomas]
[A day or two after this.]
There are five of the liveried guardsmen in the inn now, and two in the stables.
Kaya hid the night in a storeroom bin that used to hold apples, and is now peering through a crack in the wall into the common room and trying to find a way past them.
There are five of the liveried guardsmen in the inn now, and two in the stables.
Kaya hid the night in a storeroom bin that used to hold apples, and is now peering through a crack in the wall into the common room and trying to find a way past them.
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And staring at him.
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"Hey there," he says, then extends a skewered fish to her. "Hungry?"
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And after a beat, reaches out hesitantly for the fish.
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And retreats immediately out of arm's reach, before starting to wolf down the fish despite its heat.
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"Did you sleep okay?"
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After a moment: "You carried me?"
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"How come you came to get me away from them?"
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"What is it?"
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"... thank you for the fish. and for saving me."
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They're probably going to be traveling more when the sun comes up again, and she'll need her strength.
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"Sure did. About ready for sleep here, soon if we're going to keep moving all day tomorrow."
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In that same low mumble: "Yeah. We should sleep."
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"Wake me if there's problems."
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Some hours later, the moon rises in a dark sky and illuminates the clearing.
She's nowhere to be seen.
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When a glance around the camp fails to produce her, he's on his feet and moving quickly, still shrugging on his coat as the bird leads him to where he needs to be.
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