Jonathan's P.O.V
I groan. Son of a bitch. My side hurts like hell. I move to sit up, but my head swims, and dots appear in my vision. "Stefanie?" I call out uncertainly. The light dims and my brain feels like it's going to explode. "Stefanie?" I call out again. I can barely stay awake. Goddamn…I black out. When I come to, again, my body feels the same, tired, dead and cold. "Help." I call out weakly. I notice some cold potatoes, a water bottle, and some tools are left behind. What happened? I think weakly. I drag myself over feeling the waves of pain as I do, and eat some potatoes, and drink some cool water. A note on the side says, "Trying to find supplies. Be back. –Stefanie" "So that's where she's been," I say. Then I fall asleep where I lay. When I come to again, I feel much better. Must be because I ate those things, and drank water. People underestimate the stuff. It is refreshing. I splash some on my face, so I can stay the hell up. I sharpen my knife and eat a piece of beef jerky before I become too overwhelmed and go to take a nap.
Stefanie's P.O.V
I trade an emerald for some basic first aid, some medicine, and clean bandages. Then I trade another emerald for tons of food, some of it long-lasting just in case we need to stay. I buy a bowl of hot beef soup for some iron coins, and slowly drink it. It is good. Plus, with all the cold weather going around, it takes just as great to eat something warm and delicious. I pay my fill and tip and walk out the door. I untether Quicksilver and we head back down to the secret cave location. I made a little note to where it is. Next to a mountain. I find the familiar place and dig up dirt, looking around to see if anyone is snooping. Then I lead Quicksilver and close it off with dirt. I walk into the well-lit, yet small cave. It's better than nothing. The mining shaft has been locked down due to lava, and a small cube of stone is our temporary home. A wall of torches sits on the north wall, while the east wall is a small stable I set up for Infinity, Quicksilver, and Standard. I just came through the south wall, and the west is where our home is. I walk in, dump everything in a corner, and throw in some wood to our fire. The stones make it even colder, so I sunggle in with Jonathan and fall asleep.
Somewhere around next morning, I wake up, stretch and set a pan over the fire. There I put in some beans, and take out some bread. I refry the beans, make some salsa and put it over the bread with some jerky. Not bad. Good as breakfast as anywhere you can get. I wolf down the delicious breakfast, set some aside for Jonathan and get to work. First of all, I organize everything and make sure we can make a quick escape if needed to. Those stupid mobs are still coming, and could be here any day. We had no real intel to know where they had been, and how fast they were moving. All we could hope was they would be slow because of their size and we would a chance to warn people, and the stupid king, if the old bastard has finally come to his goddamn senses. Or else this war is lost. And we will all die. Anyway, I pack up all the stuff, and then wash our furry friends and give them tons to eat. Now… what to do?