He had almost half of it carved out, she could tell how had he had been working. He held the login the fire so the inside burnt a little, then pulled it off and scraped it out with a stone. Tohru put her hands on his to tell him to rest. Next she pulled one of his hands towards her and studied it frowning. He had blisters and there were places where is skin had torn and bleed. She went over to where the water dripped down and soaked hide in it, then she crawled back over to him and began cleaning them of. Next she pulled out a pouch and stuck her hand in it pulling out some herbs and rubbing it into his skin. Instantly it soothed his pains and he felt much better. He smiled for the first time at her "Thank you, are you medicine for your group?" suddenly he stiffened.
He hadn't realized they were isolated, and there had been no one else around. Tohru looked up bravely "I am alone, I have no group, only myself. I speech with the gods and my people kicked me out, they were jealous. I am from the group of the dogs, they are proud of only themselves, and were angry that I speak with them, they called me crazy and made mean outcast. But this is good, if they did not, I could not have met you…." Suddenly her eyes looked distant again.
He called to her many times but she did not answer but instead finished the log and set embers init. It was not until the next morning that she finally spoke again. "We must go, The gods speak to me and tell this, its getting dangerous, and time is running out. They showed me the way, and its two days journey, we must travel by night and sleep by day." Kyo thought for a moment. "Yes you are right, night is safer from the sun. Tonight we will leave. And when we get the power you will join my group and become my mate." Tohru smiled "The gods say this is good."
That night they traveled quickly, scanning their surroundings to keep from getting hurt, or surprised by something else. During the day they found a cliff they could climb down in and sleep, and the next night they did the same until they came upon a deep valley. Tohru stepped blindly onto the path slipping on a lose mound of dirt but luckily Kyo caught her by he wrist. He pulled her back up and into his arms as he tried to steady her. She let out a breath of relief as they went on.
As they reached the bottom Kyo scanned but saw nothing. "Is this the right place? Or did we go the wrong way." He got no answer, he turned to face Tohru but she had her eyes closed and her hand stretched forward as she turned into a circle finally stopping and pointing towards a barren area. She opened her eyes and smiled at she grabbed Kyo's hand and led him to a patch of grass, She stopped suddenly and slid down a hole, Kyo followed her. She led her way
Through a series of tunnels and finally into an open cavern. Immediately she fell to her knees bowing he did the same. Suddenly a burst of light came through a crack and formed into a small plant, a leek. Tohru looked up as her eyes grew big "Kyo that is it, if you eat it you will get more power, power you cannot control." Kyo was in a daze he stood up as he inched closer to it.
He reached out his hand and grabbed it. Instantly he felt a power serge thought his body, eager and blind he ate it in one gulp. His stomach began to ach with an irritable pain as he crouched forward expecting to lose it completely. He cringed as he lifted his head and looked at Tohru, her eyes glowed a deep blue, and blue light shot out of her finger and toe tips as she starred up at nothing.
Then she spoke, not her voice but one with great power, yet soft. "Kyo you have opened new doors for your people, do not misuse this, the results will not be forgiven." with that the glow disappears she fell to the floor. Kyo ran to her side, and lifted her, she shivered as his touch, yet she seemed to be sleeping. He let out a breath of relief as he sat down to rest, daybreak was coming soon, and it was cool in here, so the next night they would be on their way again. He opened the fire log and started a fire as he went out to find anything edible.