Hi! Updated again I did. I know this one is even shorter than most. This one is short for a reason. I want to do their journey in one or two chapters but (spoilers) something is going to happen on the road so i just needed to get this segment out of the way. Happy Reading!

( Livorum means stripe)


Greencloak Mai let the tent flap fall behind her. She summoned her spirit animal. A Zebra appeared beside her. "Livorum. Take this to the next villages Greencloak." She

buckled a knapsack around Livorum's middle like a saddle. Livorum nodded then nuzzled Mai's hair before turning and loping off into the night. Mai watched him go. She

felt him fade slightly in her bond as he moved farther away. Mai moved toward Mayor Derek's house then decided it might be eaiser if no one knew that they had left. She

snuck around to the kitchen door and crept inside. The kitchen was a mess! A sleeping bag hung part way out of a cabnit. She pulled it down gingerly and removed the

small bag inside. Mai glanced around to make sure there wasn't anything else before slipping back outside. She slung the back like a satchel around her neck then made

her way back to her tent. When Mai moved the tent flap aside she saw Geneth was soundly asleep. Mai set Geneth's bag beside her sleeping form then arranged a spare

blanket on the ground beside the entrance so no one could get in without her knowing. Mai felt for her bond with Livorum. She felt a wave of reassurance come through.

She smiled as the darkness enfolded her