Briar dozed lazily onto of the roof of discipline. God he was so bored. Why couldn't Sandry or Tris or Daja get back from where they'd gone?
He was here all alone with no one but Evvy, he'd be going to the jungle with Rosethorn, Crane, and Lark if it wasn't for Evvy. At least he knew that Lark would be back in a few weeks. Sandry had said in her last letter she'd be back soon. He'd already weeded Rosethorn's garden and done all the chores.
He sat up and opened his eyes hearing the clip-clop of hooves. His eyes widened in disbelief, Sandry was riding up the road, there was a boy that looked to be not too much younger than they, and he was defiantly taller than Sandry, well everyone was taller than Sandry. Sandry was just short. The boy was on his own horse and a third horse followed behind the other two with luggage on it.
Briar scrambled down and into the attic then he hurried down the stairs and outside where Evvy already was.
"Who are those people?" she asked suspiciously as she held a rock in her hand.
"That's Sandry," he replied.
"They're one person?" she asked teasing.
"No, you know what I mean Evvy, the girl is Sandry, and I've no clue who the boy is," he said watching the horses and riders come closer.
He heard Sandry say something in the distance then her horse broke into a canter. The boy behind her continued walking then kicked his horse into a canter as well. The packhorse kept on plodding on as slow as ever.
"Sandry!" he yelled as soon as she was in range, "Good to see ya!"
She pulled her horse up next to discipline cottage grinning, "Good to see you too Briar, heard you went to Chammur, is that right?"
Briar nodded then glanced at Evvy, "picked her up while we were there. She's my student."
"You sound like that's a bad thing," Sandry said.
"You didn't want to teach me at first either," the boy who'd been riding behind Sandry spoke up. He dismounted then took Sandry's horse's reins and she dismounted as well. A little horse boy ran up and took the horse's reins and led them off somewhere talking to them softly.
"This is Pasco, my student," Sandry said as they walked into the house, "I heard everyone went to the jungle."
Briar nodded gloomily, "I'd be there too, but Evvy didn't want to go. Lark and Comas will be back soon though, they're not staying as long as Rosethorn and Crane are planning to."
Sandry nodded, "What room is Evvy staying in?"
"She's staying in Tris's room, I guess that means Pasco can have Daja's," Briar said with a shrug, "Who knows where everyone will sleep once Tris and Daja get back."