Sacagawea smiled as she saw the bird of prey flying through the trees. She followed it, taking care of avoiding its detection. Up ahead, she heard the tell-tale rush of water over stones. In her excitement, she rushed forwards, and found herself standing on a cliff edge and looking down at a river. She wasn't sure if it was the save river they had crashed in or not, but she didn't care. She was hungry, and thirsty, and knew the others were as well. From where she was, she could just make out the splashing of fish, and smiled. Hurriedly, she found a natural ladder made of entangled tree roots, and quickly made her way down. When her feet touched the bottom she immediately ran to the water's edge, and scooped up a handful of the life reviving substance. It was cold, and chilled her, but felt good flowing down her dry throat. After a few minutes of thirst quenching, she smiled, and said a silent thanks to the Ancestors of her people for leading her to this wonderful place.

She then opened her bag, which she had brought and had been fished from the river by Teddy, and began filling them.

She set them aside, and set her mind to the task of catching some fish. It had been days since they'd had any real food, since the only edible foods that could be found were berries and roots. If they were to survive, they needed meat. Thinking back to her days as a young girl, she remembered her mother teaching her how to make a net out of reeds. I was rather simple; just a matter of gathering and weaving the thick, durable blades of grass together. The challenging part would be catching the fish. But she would cross that bridge when she got there.

Setting to work, she began weaving the plants together, carefully making a basket-like shape for the net itself, and then lashing a long, sturdy stick to the end. She slowly waded out into the water, and waited.

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Larry followed Teddy as they searched for firewood and edible plants. They were hoping Sacagawea was having luck finding some better food. Ahkmenrah and Jedediah needed energy, and they could get that from meat. At the moment, Larry was looking for large, dry pieces of wood for a sustainable fire, while Teddy searched for berries and other wild edibles. He'd been told about an herbal tea by Sacagawea that would help, hopefully, break Ahkmenrah's fever. It was an all too real reality that two lives were hanging in the balance and relying on them to provide. As they worked, they kept their eyes open for water. By they saw none.

"Lawrence," Teddy said, a small makeshift bag made from a torn piece of fabric full of berries and a couple wild mint leaves. "It is almost midday. We should be meeting Sacagawea at the rendezvous point."

Larry, glancing up at the sun, nodded. He then sighed. "Do you think Ahkmenrah and the others are alright?" He asked, unable to take his mind off it.

"I'm sure they're fine, Lawrence. Octavius won't let any harm come to them."

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Octavius was sitting beside Jedediah, who was taking a short rest. He wasn't asleep, the Roman knew, for he shook the cowboy every few minutes to make sure. Nearby, Ahkmenrah was laying, but something wasn't right. And as Octavius heard him groan softly, he rose to his feet, and made his way over to the evergreen mattress.

"Ahkmenrah? Are you alright?" He asked, worry in his voice. The Egyptian was shivering violently, and broke into coughs, his eyes shut tight as he curled in against himself when the shivering took over. He then breathed a sharp breath, before going still, a relaxed expression on his face. "Oh no..."

"Octavius?" Came Jedediah's weak voice from nearby. "What's..."

"Ahkmenrah!" The Roman yelled, fear rising within him. "Ahkmenrah wake up!"

Something was very wrong.