Indeed, normal

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summary : If history was to remember them, it would be because it was too desperate to find anything better. Just a glimpse of some caravanners daily life. Three-shot.

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Celebran was annoyed.

Being a Yuke, Celebran had naturally a greater patience than common people. Selkies, Clavats and especially Lilties would never dream of outdoing a Yuke at a game of patience. Never. Yet, it is important to note that even the oh-so-famous Yuke patience had its limits and Rav Lin and Cassy had overstepped them two solids hours ago. At least.

Now, it is also important to mention that Celebran was a female Yuke and as such, and contrary to popular belief, had an even greater patience than some of her race, but there again, there were limits. Limits that once again had been disregarded by her two bickering … fellows. An hour ago, she would have called them her friends but that was a hour ago, when her patience had not been challenged to such extents.

However, it is worth telling that natural conditioning is useful but that experience is not to be overlooked either. As such, Rav Lin and Cassy had not die that hour ago when the last thread of her natural patience had decided to go on strike. Five years ago - when she joined the caravan - she would have screamed and burned them to crisps. But now, four years after the enrolling of her two...fellows, she had had her fair share of patience-thinning arguments between the two.

That is why Celebran was only annoyed.

"I'm telling you, that was two years ago !"

"Stop being stubborn, I know what I'm saying."

"Obviously you don't, I'm telling that we got that tree two. Years. Ago."

"No we didn't. Do you remember how to count ? Just to remind you, miss know-it-all, it was that year when we had to rush because the caravan of Alfitalia wanted the same tree."

"Yes ! Two years ago ! By the way I wouldn't have to prove that I'm right - because I am, yes mister - if you kept the damn journal correctly updated."

"It was three years ago you dumbass, the tree has recover ! And since three years ago, you were in charge of keeping the journal, it is your fault that I can't prove my point."

"It was two years ago idiot, and it was your year for the journal Rav!"

Celebran tried to tune them out. Not as easy as it sounds. Have you ever tried to tune out a dieing goblin ? Well, that's about the same thing.

A bump on the road almost made the chalice topple over but the Yuke steadied it quickly. It was only filled to a third but there was no need to waste any of the precious water. Celebran took time to marvel at the sap that could be seen twirling in it, trusting Mapi to follow the road safely. The blue beast too seemed tired of all the screaming in the caravan. Its ears that normally were turned slightly backward were firmly facing the front of the road.

Truth be told, their argument was useless. Celebran was already heading toward a specific tree and it was not the one Rav Lin was proposing. Cassy was right on this one, they collected the sap of this tree two years ago. However, Celebran was not about to tell it to the Clavat girl. Oh no. She had learned some time ago not to take side during their quarrels otherwise the next week - if not month - will be full of inflated-ego-induced comments and that was not preferable to any of their arguments no matter how long or how stupid.

Of course, her knowing which tree not to search for had nothing to do with the caravan journal. For once, Rav Lin and Cassy were both right. The book was pointless two third of the time. However, the Yuke had to admit that it was – to some extent – her fault. After all, she was the one to suggest that they take turn to write in it. A year each. So simple and yet so stupid. Her years rapports were the only one vaguely complete. Even the elder of their village had stopped looking through it and the Great Crystal knew how much he enjoyed reading about his caravans being a former caravanner himself.

Cassy only drew maps – that weren't too bad actually but as the only names that were written on it were undecipherable, trying to look through it always started on argument with the Selkie boy.

Rav Lin ...well... didn't write much at all. And when he actually did, it was only about the monsters they had battled. Something along the lines of : "Giant crab : watch out for thunder attacks ; beware of the claws ; focus the legs joints ; impressive leaps".

All in all, these pieces of information could be useful for the future generations of caravanners but not that much for themselves.

The Yuke sighed.

"It has recover !"

"In you dreams, idiot !"

Indeed, Celebran was annoyed.