Chapter 3: Suspicion.
They were nearing a town now, they had been walking for a few days and they were all tired and needed to spend a night in a nice warm bed.
As they entered the town a woman on a horse came over to them and Aurora gave her a questioning look.
"Yes?" she asked in a 'go away' tone.
"May we help you?" added Kaz.
"Hurry up!" came a small whisper from under Aurora's hair.
The woman smiled and patted the horse.
"Hello, I'm the hotel owners daughter. I welcome travellers and show then the hotel"
Adam and Lisa jumped with glee and looked hopefully at Kaz who in turn looked at Aurora.
"Oh, well thank you. We are grateful"
Kaz smiled and gave a thumbs up at Adam and Lisa.
Lisa smiled and looked at Aurora who seemed to be analysing the woman rider.
'She is so untrusting! And she hardly tells anybody anything, its like she's afraid to get close to anyone. I like Kaz though, but they're both hiding something. Oh well I too tired to think about it now' she thought.
"Lead the way" chirped Adam.
The woman smiled and turned the horse, as she did Aurora looked at Lisa and caught her stare.
'That girl! So nosy! She's always staring at me, its weird but I seem to like these kids, but they are a risk and we must be rid of them!' Aurora thought angrily.
They followed the woman through the town, Aurora was studying the town as they went, it took about 10 minutes to get to the 'hotel', if that's what you would call it, it was more of an inn but it would do.
The girl dismounted and went inside the inn; the tired travellers followed her in.
Kaz (who was in charge of money) went over to the desk where the woman went and started to sort out rooms for the night.
As he did this Aurora was thinking of the best way to loose their two new friends, which was harder than she had thought, all the possibilities she thought of were cruel or dangerous.
Kaz came over with a big grin and he waved two a key in Aurora's face and she snatched it from him and smirked.
'She and Kaz are close I think, they seem so nice to each other, flirtatious even. Hmmmmm, what are they doing here? Really.' Thought Lisa curiously.
Aurora gave Kaz a noogie and went towards the stairs to go to their room, Kaz laughed and signalled for Adam and Lisa to follow and then he went after Aurora.
When Lisa and Adam got to the room Aurora was already checking the room, for what they didn't know.
Adam was so tired he went to a bed and fell asleep right away, Lisa went to a bed and lay down trying to sleep.
Once Aurora had checked the room and was certain it was safe she went to Kaz.
"Get a few hours sleep, then at about 12 we'll leave, without the kids. K? We'll leave them some money, we have enough." She whispered.
"But why?"
"We can't take them, we'd get them killed and we can't take them back to the islands, you know that."
"Ok then. We'll do it you're way." Sighed Kaz and then he went to a bed and fell asleep.
Aurora went to the last bed and sat, she looked at the sleeping teenagers and sighed, she knew it was for the best, then she lay down knowing she wouldn't sleep.
Lisa lay awake thinking about what she just heard 'Leave us? That's horrible! What will I do?' and she continued to think, never once sleeping.
They were nearing a town now, they had been walking for a few days and they were all tired and needed to spend a night in a nice warm bed.
As they entered the town a woman on a horse came over to them and Aurora gave her a questioning look.
"Yes?" she asked in a 'go away' tone.
"May we help you?" added Kaz.
"Hurry up!" came a small whisper from under Aurora's hair.
The woman smiled and patted the horse.
"Hello, I'm the hotel owners daughter. I welcome travellers and show then the hotel"
Adam and Lisa jumped with glee and looked hopefully at Kaz who in turn looked at Aurora.
"Oh, well thank you. We are grateful"
Kaz smiled and gave a thumbs up at Adam and Lisa.
Lisa smiled and looked at Aurora who seemed to be analysing the woman rider.
'She is so untrusting! And she hardly tells anybody anything, its like she's afraid to get close to anyone. I like Kaz though, but they're both hiding something. Oh well I too tired to think about it now' she thought.
"Lead the way" chirped Adam.
The woman smiled and turned the horse, as she did Aurora looked at Lisa and caught her stare.
'That girl! So nosy! She's always staring at me, its weird but I seem to like these kids, but they are a risk and we must be rid of them!' Aurora thought angrily.
They followed the woman through the town, Aurora was studying the town as they went, it took about 10 minutes to get to the 'hotel', if that's what you would call it, it was more of an inn but it would do.
The girl dismounted and went inside the inn; the tired travellers followed her in.
Kaz (who was in charge of money) went over to the desk where the woman went and started to sort out rooms for the night.
As he did this Aurora was thinking of the best way to loose their two new friends, which was harder than she had thought, all the possibilities she thought of were cruel or dangerous.
Kaz came over with a big grin and he waved two a key in Aurora's face and she snatched it from him and smirked.
'She and Kaz are close I think, they seem so nice to each other, flirtatious even. Hmmmmm, what are they doing here? Really.' Thought Lisa curiously.
Aurora gave Kaz a noogie and went towards the stairs to go to their room, Kaz laughed and signalled for Adam and Lisa to follow and then he went after Aurora.
When Lisa and Adam got to the room Aurora was already checking the room, for what they didn't know.
Adam was so tired he went to a bed and fell asleep right away, Lisa went to a bed and lay down trying to sleep.
Once Aurora had checked the room and was certain it was safe she went to Kaz.
"Get a few hours sleep, then at about 12 we'll leave, without the kids. K? We'll leave them some money, we have enough." She whispered.
"But why?"
"We can't take them, we'd get them killed and we can't take them back to the islands, you know that."
"Ok then. We'll do it you're way." Sighed Kaz and then he went to a bed and fell asleep.
Aurora went to the last bed and sat, she looked at the sleeping teenagers and sighed, she knew it was for the best, then she lay down knowing she wouldn't sleep.
Lisa lay awake thinking about what she just heard 'Leave us? That's horrible! What will I do?' and she continued to think, never once sleeping.