Hate to Love- chapter 11
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Mal awoke as the sun set. It was already around 6 in the evening. Feeling both thirsty and hungry, Mal stood up and rummaged in her backpack for some food and water.
Golden stirred and opened one eye. The runaway Princess smiled at her friend and Golden woke. Mal went over to Golden and put the bottle to Golden's lips. She knew the horse was thirsty and hungry too, like her. Horse and rider had not eaten for almost a day.
"I'll go and fine some fruits for us to eat, since there's none in the bag," Mal whispered to her horse.
Golden neighed softly in acknowledgement.
A rush of cold air greeted her as she emerged from the cave. Though the cave wasn't very high up the mountain, it was almost winter and the weather was getting cold.
Walking away from the cave, she found some fruits nearby and was glad as she did not want to stray too far away from the cave. She didn't know who else was on the mountain too.
Clutching a bundle of wild fruits, Mal headed back to the cave. Golden was up and about, waiting patiently for Mal's return.
Yaven climbed. And climbed. After a few hours of climbing, Yaven found a nice cave that would do for his stay that day.
Taking out his bottle, Yaven drank deeply. He was thirsty. Hearty had found some water on the way up and drank it.
"I'll go find some food for us to eat, stay here and guard our stuff," Yaven whispered to Hearty.
Hearty neighed in acknowledgement and stood up. He trotted over to the cave entrance and stood there. The stern look on its face was enough to make the hungry and tired Yaven laugh.
Horses in Tortall were trained to double up as guards too. They had gone through tough training with their owners to look after their belongings.
Yaven gave Hearty a pat on his head as he passed by the huge animal to get out of the cave. Hearty neighed and licked his arm as a way of saying, Be Safe. The young prince smiled and left.
A/N: I'm sorry for ending it here, but my friends specifically requested that my chapters be short. I'll upload the next one shortly. Thanx!