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"Silence," chapter 6
Journeys
Tzaaki easily made her way to Short Hop's den. She coughed out a greeting in Universal and waited for the raptor to come out.
"Tzaaki! What brings you here?" Short Hop asked, coming out into the dappled sunlight.
"I am going to Chandara. Can you prepare me some rations of dried and smoked meats and fruits?" Tzaaki asked, excited about leaving.
"Of course, of course. Wait just one moment." The raptor smiled and ducked back into his den. Emerging sooner than Tzaaki thought, he handed her a light sack.
"Thank you so much!" She said.
"What takes you to Chandara?" The raptor asked. "Is it another human friend?" Short Hop winked.
"Oh. No, nothing like that. A human would like me to do something for him, and I just need to find out what." Tzaaki said, shaking the thoughts of loving a human out of her head.
"Oh. All right. May your paths be clear." Short Hop bobbed his head.
"Breathe deep, thank you" Tzaaki nodded hers, and left.
She followed the Finger River away from the Polongo and into the foothills of the Forbidden Mountains. From there, the trail split, one branch going south towards the Blackwood Flats and another went east and into the mountains. Tzaaki took the former trail, which bent close to the Mountians, but never touched more than the foothills. As the Mountains passed to behind her, the Desert came upon her left, and the trail bent further away from it, and linked up to a large caravan road.
When Tzaaki entered Chandara, she had been on the road for a week.
"Silence," chapter 6
Journeys
Tzaaki easily made her way to Short Hop's den. She coughed out a greeting in Universal and waited for the raptor to come out.
"Tzaaki! What brings you here?" Short Hop asked, coming out into the dappled sunlight.
"I am going to Chandara. Can you prepare me some rations of dried and smoked meats and fruits?" Tzaaki asked, excited about leaving.
"Of course, of course. Wait just one moment." The raptor smiled and ducked back into his den. Emerging sooner than Tzaaki thought, he handed her a light sack.
"Thank you so much!" She said.
"What takes you to Chandara?" The raptor asked. "Is it another human friend?" Short Hop winked.
"Oh. No, nothing like that. A human would like me to do something for him, and I just need to find out what." Tzaaki said, shaking the thoughts of loving a human out of her head.
"Oh. All right. May your paths be clear." Short Hop bobbed his head.
"Breathe deep, thank you" Tzaaki nodded hers, and left.
She followed the Finger River away from the Polongo and into the foothills of the Forbidden Mountains. From there, the trail split, one branch going south towards the Blackwood Flats and another went east and into the mountains. Tzaaki took the former trail, which bent close to the Mountians, but never touched more than the foothills. As the Mountains passed to behind her, the Desert came upon her left, and the trail bent further away from it, and linked up to a large caravan road.
When Tzaaki entered Chandara, she had been on the road for a week.