Arthur's Notes: I want to say that I tried to write stuff with Soren and everything that is happening in the Kingdoms but I couldn't so I want to say it's just cannon.

I want to say I don't own The Dragon Prince

Chapter 4: Cave In

* Few Days Later *

Callum sighed walking along a dirt path with Ezran and Rayla. Callum thought of what happened at the winter cabin. Callum sighed, shaking his head when he heard " Callum everything ok?" Callum looked behind him and just smiled then said " Yea everything is fine Ezran." Callum then looked forward and sighed again, grabbing his forehead when he heard " Callum we can take a break if we want." Callum looked at Rayla and saw her wearing a cloak with a hood when he remembered she took that from the cabin to her wanting her weapons not to be shown. Callum stopped seeing a town so he said " Rayla." Callum looked at Rayla as she put her cloak on so he looked forward and said " Let's go." Callum sighed when he looked at his chest seeing a rope tied around it then remembered that Rayla taught him to track. Callum was fine hunting as it was fine but he couldn't kill.

* Flash Back *

Callum walked through the woods crouching as he was tracking an animal. Callum stopped and looked at the ground, his hand running over a rabbit footprint when he looked at Rayla. Callum sighed looking forward as he remembered that they needed money and food which would be the best way. Callum sighed then looked forward and took a few more steps when he stopped hearing something in the bush up ahead when he saw a rabbit stop. Callum pulled his bow back as it was already loaded and after a few seconds released the arrow. Callum saw the arrow fly and hit the squirrel in the eye. Callum smiled and quickly got to the squirrel.

* Present Time *

Callum sighed when he heard " Callum those squirrels are still on your back." Callum chuckled at Ezran's words so he said " Ez I know." Callum then looked at Rayla and said " We will sell the squirrels then get some food and leave." Callum then turned to Ezran and said " Stick close to me." Callum saw Ezran nod so he looked forward as he entered the town. Callum quickly started going through town with everyone. Callum sold the squirrels just to use most of the money on food as they didn't get a lot of money. Callum, Rayla and Ezran did decide not to hunt big game due to the weight. Callum puts the rest of the supplies in Rayla's bag as Ezran carries the egg. Callum smiled thinking of the past two and a half weeks when he said " Ok you're good." Callum then moved the cloak over the bag and said " Let's go. Callum then walked out of the alleyway with everyone and started walking through town.

Rayla was walking when she saw a man step in front of her and after smelling the alcohol in his breath he heard " You look pretty." Rayla nodded and said " I should get back to my friends." Rayla then started walking past the man as Callum and Ezran stood there a few feet away when Rayla stopped seeing the man step in front of her again and heard " Why don't we go have some fun, pretty lady." Rayla stepped aside and started walking when she stopped again feeling a hand on her shoulder and heard " It wasn't an option." Rayla sighed and was about to say something when she saw an arrow fly past her so she looked behind her seeing the arrow cut the man's cheek and hit a house wall.

Rayla looked at Callum hearing " She doesn't want to do anything with you and if you don't mind we need to leave." Rayla then moved her shoulder, getting the man's hand off and started walking off when she felt the man grab her wrist and heard " Your friend doesn't.." Rayla looked at the man as he stopped talking when she looked at her own hand seeing that she never put on any gloves then heard " Elf." Rayla then felt the man's grip tighten when she saw Callum step in front of her and saw him give a mean right hook to the man.

Callum saw the man's grip release on Rayla's wrist so he said as the town started surrounding them " Run." Callum then threw a smoke bomb down and ran grabbing Rayla's wrist. Callum quickly got out of the town fast and they ran close to a mile non stop. Callum ran behind a tree with Rayla and Ezran right next to him. Callum sighed when he heard " I thought you didn't have any more of them." Callum looked at Rayla then said " I got the supplies from the cabin." Callum breathed heavily when he heard " I thought you had to light it?" Callum looked at Ezran and smiled then said " I threw it at a fire next to the man making it instantly explode making smoke." Callum's breathing calmed down when he heard " I found them." Callum saw a man from the town looking at them so he ran. Callum ran with everyone for a minute when he saw an old mine shaft so he ran in it with everyone.

Callum leaned against the mineshaft wall with everyone deep-ish into it when he heard " They ran in here." Callum looked at the entrance hoping they wouldn't come in when he was shaken, hearing " Just knock this support down and this entrance will collapse, they will be trapped." Callum grew angry but it was two late as he heard rocks fall and saw the entrance cave in. Callum sighed angrily then looked at Ezran seeing him scared in the dark so he said " Ezran Bait." Callum saw Ezran pull something out assuming his glowing toad and saw a light form from the toad. Callum sighed then said " Let's explore, maybe there is an exit around here." Callum then started walking with everyone.

* Two Hours Later *

Callum sighed as he hit another dead end and he punched it after not being able to hold in the anger when he heard " Callum are you ok?" Callum looked at Rayla annoyed and said " No I am not ok. We are stuck all because you couldn't put on some motherfucking gloves to hide your weird hands. So we can make sure we are not being chased by people because they hate pointy ears, horns, and four finger freaks." Callum saw Rayla shook and saw her grow angry and heard " You all humans are the same. " Callum realized what he said and was about to say something when he saw Rayla run off and heard " Callum what the hell." Callum looked at Ezran and just said " Let's find her."

Rayla was sitting on the ground with her legs pushed up against her chest crying when she saw a light. Rayla looked up and glared at Callum seeing him and after a few seconds she saw him sit next to her and heard " Callum go see if you could find an exit close by." Rayla saw Ezran nod and after the light dissipated she heard " I'm sorry." Rayla didn't say anything not caring when she heard " Rayla I was just angry and I took it out on you and I am sorry." Rayla shook her head and said " It doesn't matter I am taking the egg and doing this myself you're heading home." Rayla didn't see it but Callum frowned and after a few minutes she heard " Today is my step-father's birthday and I am trying not to break down." Rayla looked at Callum, understanding why he was made but said looking away " It doesn't matter to you.." Rayla stopped talking feeling the anger from Callum then heard " Rayla I considered my step-father my father and always will and on his birthday it was the only day he wouldn't be king and he would hang out with us. We would get him gifts but on his birthday it was about us. He would do things with us we wanted to do and we would just have fun. He has always tried to be a good father and he succeeded."

Rayla heard a long silence then heard " Rayla he would watch me shoot my bow and he even spent a whole year every chance of free time to learn how to craft arrows and on his birthday he taught me." Rayla could hear the tears fall to the ground then heard " Like I said I am sorry and your right I never should have said that but I just…" Rayla couldn't stop herself and just hugged Callum and said " It's ok Callum and I wish I knew." Rayla felt the tears fall onto her shoulder when she saw light and felt Callum pull back, whipping his tears away when he heard " I found something." Rayla smiled at Ezran then looked at Callum and said " Let's go." Rayla stood up and started walking when she heard Ezran say " Finally you two are nice to each other again." Rayla chuckled and just nodded then put his hand on Ezran's head and shook his hair.

Callum chuckled seeing Ezran move his hands in the air trying to get Rayla to stop messing up his hair. Callum walked up to them and said " Ok what did you find." Callum saw his brother nod then he followed him for about five minutes.

Callum turned a corner just to stop seeing a table of many mining supplies but his eyes landed on dynamite. Callum smiled but frowned and said " How are we going to light it?" Callum walked up to the dynamite when he heard " This." Callum turned to Rayla next to a table with a crystal on it. Callum walked to the crystal and grabbed it, his hand fitting around it perfectly when he let go of it and said " That burned me." Callum heard Rayla laugh then heard " Silly that is fire crystal. You can only get this in Xaida and Sunfire elves use it to make sun metal to make their weapons." Callum nodded, then looked next to the cloth, seeing a piece of leather that was big enough to make a quiver the third of his which holds twenty-four. Callum looked at the leather when he heard " That is leather with a spell on it to make sheaths to hold sun metal weapons."

Callum smiled as he saw an idea come in his head then said " Ezran do we still have that thread for stitches?" Callum had taken the leather and with Rayla's help he happened to turn it into a small quiver that he could put in his quiver. Callum then found the amount of arrows that fit which was eight so he took eight of his crafted stone head arrows. Callum took off the head of the arrows then he took a hammer and broke some of the crystal off to make arrowheads. Callum took some of the leftover leather and used his arrow to make small strings and cut some of the leather into small pieces. Callum used the small pieces of leather to put on the arrow shafter and on the head making sure the shaft doesn't light on fire then used the leather strings to wrap it so the arrow is secure.

Callum smiled, putting the last arrow with a fire crystal arrowhead in the sun leather mini quiver. Callum stood up and put the quiver on his back when he saw Rayla hold something out made of leather and heard " There was enough leather to make something to put the big crystal in so you can make more." Callum smiled then put the big crystal in then after putting the crystal in the bag he had below his quiver Callum took the Dynamite and the ninth fire crystal arrow head arrow then walked to where the cave was.

Callum placed the dynamite onto a rock where the cave entrance collapsed then walked back about ten yards. Callum drew an arrow and knocked it onto his bow then drew his bow bringing it up. Callum aimed at the dynamite and after calming his breath Callum released the arrow. Callum saw the arrow fly from his bow through the air into the explosives. Callum saw the arrow hit the dynamite and it instantly exploded, clearing the opening. Callum smiled then said " It worked." Callum then looked at Rayla and smiled looking forward as he saw Ezran run out when he heard " Your father would be proud Callum." Callum nodded to Rayla's words then said " Thank you for that and Rayla I truly meant what I said " I am sorry and shouldn't have taken my anger out on you."