AN: This is basically when the 1700s become not so fun. This chapter deals with nature's call.
The rain started soon after Rhett left to get the horses. It started as a light drizzle that was just plain annoying. That didn't seem to slow down the Scotsman, Iwan. He seemed completely at home in the rain, but then again he had grown up in the Scottish highlands. I on the other hand while used to the rain was not used to being out in the elements in the 1700s. I must have been staring at him for a while unintentionally because all the sudden I felt his eyes on me.
"What are you dreaming of Sassenach," he asked.
"Nothing just got lost in space and time," I replied. Nicky raised her eyebrows at me and chuckled.
He shook his head, "Keep your secrets to yourself for now. Now I have a question to ask you ladies. If I untie you and let you pack up your items will you try to attack me? Now know this we broke those blasted eye blinders, and the cooking pan and the rifle is with me. Remember my cousin and I know this land better than you do; we could track you down in minutes. If others were to find you though they probably would not be as generous as us."
I looked at Nicky, clearly she was just as tired as I was, and no offense I had no plans to try and out run Scotsmen in the rain to get back to the stones. Defeat was clear. "Fine," I replied, "I think we are too tired to fight anyway." Nicky nodded in agreement.
"Guid," he stated as he came over to us to undo the ropes. After that he stood watch over us as we packed our gear, which took a little longer than usual as two Scotsmen had been rifling through our packs this morning. As soon as all my gear was packed I rolled up my sleeping bag and tied it to the hiking pack. With that finished I realized that nature was calling.
"Um hey Iwan, I think nature is calling," he looked at me as if I was crazy, "You know use the privy." His face automatically changed to what I would call the "oh shit face."
"Me too," Nicky chimed in.
"Fine one at a time over there." He made no move to turn around.
"There is no covering over there and I for one will not pull my pants down without covering," Nicky stated.
"Like hell I'll be going to the bathroom in the open. What if the other guy comes back," I said at the same time as Nicky.
He sighed clearly thinking we weren't the brightest two roaming Sassenachs he had picked up. Walking over towards my pack he undid the tie on the sleeping bag, "There a covering. One can hold while the other goes. And for your information Rhett is coming from the North over there is the south."
To say the least it was an awkward and horrible experience. While Nicky and I had been backpacking we had been staying on camp grounds, hostels, and farms so we had toilets and bathrooms. We had both agreed at the beginning of our trip that while we both think we could go hard core, why would we if we had toilets. We had done the occasional pee in the bushes while hiking between places, but never number two or either in front of a complete stranger. Luckily we still had some toilet paper left and a shovel that I promised our captor we would not use as a weapon.
I went first just wanted to get the whole ordeal over with. As I walked behind the sleeping bag curtain I grumbled, "I can't believe I am doing this." It took a few minutes for me to get settled in.
I heard Nicky mumble through the curtain, "Everything going good back there?"
"Oh shut the hell up. I'll be done when I am done." A few minutes later I came out from behind the curtain. Handing the paper to her I said, "Your turn have fun."
She took less time than me but still I could hear her muttering about how she felt like a dog squatting in the grass. Near the end of her time behind the curtain we both heard her yell, "Motherfucker."
"Um everything okay Nicky?"
"Yah just peachy just you know almost fell backwards." I chuckled and looked towards Iwan who also had a huge grin on his face. Two minutes later Nicky came out from behind the curtain. Rolling the sleeping bag up I again tied it to my pack. As I tied the last knot I heard a neigh from where Rhett had disappeared to awhile ago. Four horses came over the hill with Rhett riding the one in the front.