Well… I had to add a funny somewhere… cause this might get a little… not so funny…. Lol! ;; Again--please note that this story takes place sometime after we loose the two officers, though before Cesia vanishes.
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Thatz had not let Rune forget his little 'moment' with Kiari until well after nightfall. Had he not been completely preoccupied with the knots in his stomach, he might well have continued badgering him, no matter how many large bumps he obtained. "I'm sooooo hungry!" he whined, emphasizing his point by pressing his hand into his stomach, causing it to growl loudly for the rest of the group. "Can't we stop and make camp yet!"
Finally aggravated with the endless whines and torments, Rune suggested they stop for the night, which most everyone, thoroughly tired and worn themselves, grunted their agreement almost immediately.
The only who did not was Kiari, and she seemed too thoroughly distracted by something to really care. After nearly walking into Soran this time (Rune had moved towards the front of the group after their encounter), she noticed some of the others sitting on the ground and debating about food. "We're stopping?" she asked, a bit louder than she had meant to.
"Yeah," Rune said, shifting through his pack to see what Thatz had packed the night before that did not require much cooking. "Thatz was whining about food again, so I thought we could make camp for the night." He looked up at her a bit suspiciously. "Why. Did you want to keep going through here at night? What with the--," he looked at Rath and dropped his voice to a whisper, "d-e-m-o-n-s?"
Either Rath could not spell, or he just did not hear them, but he did not react. Kiari shrugged, her mind racing for a chance to get Rath alone. Suddenly, the light went off. "Hey, Rune. How bout you guys let me make you dinner?"
Though her voice was still quiet, though louder than Rune's, Thatz jumped and appeared by her side with a begging look in his eyes. "Can she? Can she? I could use a meal not cooked by you. Soo…… Can she? Can she?"
Resisting the urge to slam another mallet into Thatz' head, he considered actually letting this be. "Alright," he said, over Thatz' begging which swiftly turned into cheers.
"Okay!" she said with a very large, though convincing, forced smile, just like the ones she used to give on Arinas when Kharl was around. "Uh---Rune, why don't you go get some water, and Soran and Thatz can set up the rest of camp over there!" she said, pointing through the woods to the obscured clearing about twenty yards away.
"Bu--," Rune and Thatz both started, neither wanting to do what was asked, though for very different reasons. One fierce looks from Kiari was enough to silence them, and they set off for their respective tasks, leaving her alone with Rath for the first time since they met.
'Finally!' she thought, and stepped forward to Rath, carrying the food that Rune had pulled out and a thick knife, a dangerous glint in her eye, and a fierce smirk playing across her lips….
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