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Chapter 6--Searching
Drizzt and Catti-brie carefully cut open the cocoons one by one. They were both relieved to find mostly animals had been snared, including two yetis. All the bodies were drained of blood.
"Gods, that could have been us if we'd been caught," Catti-brie said with a shudder of disgust.
"It's lucky that this tundra is so remote or there would be Human bodies here. Let's go. We have to get the child to safety," Drizzt said.
"Ye didn't leave him alone?!" Catti-brie said.
"Of course not, Guenhwyvar is with him," Drizzt said.
Catti-brie nodded and went back to the tunnel. She began to crawl out. Drizzt waited a few minutes then followed her.
The sunlight was blinding after the dim light of the cavern and tunnel. Catti-brie stood and stepped aside and blinked as she readjusted to the light.
Drizzt emerged shortly after. Once they were able to see they headed towards the wagon where the child was.
The boy was sound asleep when they got there, curled up against the panther's side. Catti-brie gently picked the boy up. He stirred, but didn't wake.
Guenhwyvar studied Drizzt then yawned. She stood and walked to his side, butting against him affectionately.
Drizzt rubbed the cat's well-muscled shoulder. "Thank you, my friend. Come, let's go home," he said. They returned to the mine.
After explaining to Bruenor what had happened and warning him about the strange creature they took the child to Bryn Shander where there was a place for orphaned children. They people there would find out if the child had family elsewhere. If he did they would make sure he got to them if not they would find him a new family.
That done they returned to the mine. They had both had enough excitement for one day. Drizzt went directly to his room, as did Catti-brie to rest a bit.
The rest of the week before they left for Silverymoon was uneventful. They mounted their horses and rode off.
Regis was enthusiastically telling Delly about Silverymoon. She had never been there before.
"It sounds like a wonderful place, I'm a bit nervous. I've never met a queen before," Delly said.
"Don't worry, Lady Alustriel is a lovely and gracious woman," Wulfgar said. He flashed Drizzt a teasing grin. "Though I bet she just wants to see Drizzt."
Drizzt laughed. "Friends, Wulfgar. That's all we are, all we ever will be," he said.
"As you wish, Drizzt. I won't argue with you," Wulfgar said, still grinning.
Catti-brie laughed. "I be thinking' ye two would make a cute couple meself," she said. "Don't ye think so, da?"
Bruenor smirked. "Why not, ye spend a lot of time there, at the Lady's personal invitation. Suren there be somethin' between ye," he said.
"Nonsense, we are friends nothing more," Drizzt said again. He was started to get embarrassed and uncomfortable.
Everyone laughed, but thankfully dropped the subject. The first day was uneventful and they were a good distance out into the tundra when it got to dark for them to continue. They stopped and set up camp for the night. Wulfgar gathered wood and started a fire then Regis went to work on dinner.
Delly and Catti-brie sat by the fire and talked. Bruenor began sharpening his axe while Wulfgar watched.
Drizzt patrolled the edges of the camp just out of the light, to restless to settle.
Delly paused in the conversation to watch. "He's very handsome," she remarked.
"Who? Oh, yes, he is. I wish someone would notice that instead of his skin," Catti-brie said.
Delly studied her and smiled inwardly. He loves you, silly and I think that you love him though you don't realize it yet. I hope you realize it soon and that he gets the nerve to tell you, she thought. She said nothing though. They had to work out their feelings on their own. She would not interfere.
Dinner was delicious and afterwards they arranged the watch and settled down to sleep, except for Wulfgar, who had the first shift….
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