The group began their travel again early in the morning, after they gathered some food and water for the journey.

Amirah was anxious, she knew they would not be protected from nature in the desert ahead but she knew it was necessary if they wanted to head towards a town.

"Murzim… are you sure I should not carry more?" Harun asked Murzim. Amirah just knew he would grow up being a gentleman when older.

Murzim shook her head "It is fine, it is not heavy" she said.

"O...okay" Harun said feeling a bit guilty the fanalis girl had to carry all even if she could handle it. Instead he carried his sister from time to time. Even with his injuries

"... This way...If we continue straight ahead we will be in a sandstorm" Saladin and smiled. "Best to avoid that now right?" he said.

Murzim looked confused, how did he knew that? Could he see it? The fanalis girl looked straight ahead, while squinting her eyes a bit. She didn't really see anything at the moment. More confusion became apparent on her face as she looked at the elder male, who just smiled back at her.

Harun blinked as well, but decided to not question the elder males judgement. The other two didn't seem to care much as the played in the sand a bit by kicking it with their feet.

Amirah looked at Saladin bewildered, what made him make this conclusion? How did he know? Never had she seen Saladin say such things, not even in the caravan, he was usually a quiet boy, who read a lot and helped out when needed. But… at this moment he seemed to know more than meets the eye.

Amirah found it a bit suspicious even… Saladin better give an explanation later about this all. Because it was only getting her more nervous than she already was. What was the white haired male hiding from her?

The honey brown haired female started to feel a bit guilty as she thought of her friend as someone suspicious. She tried to shake the thoughts off and just keep walking ahead. She shouldn't be suspicious of him. He had never done anything wrong… so why now? Was it because she was scared of the journey ahead? Or… was it because of the unknown?

Never before had she traveled alone… or with someone her age, heck! She never had traveled with someone younger than her, and now she had three kids following her, hoping that she would lead them, protect them, how was she even going to do that?

She only had a sword, and still had many ways to learn how to use it expertly, and she had no idea on what level Saladin magic was. And the kids… well they were too young to fight.

Being deep in thought she didn't notice the kids staring at her worried. "Is she okay?" Shesha asked Harun. Harun looked at Amirah whom seemed to be frowning to herself a bit. "I… don't know" he said honestly. Murzim looked at Amirah as well, not liking that look on her face and wondered what was bothering her.

The youngest walked up to her and gently tugged at her clothing, making her look down. "Is everything alright?" she asked innocent big eyes looking up at her.

Huh? Had… she worried them? That was not her intention… she wanted to act strong for them, not make them worry. They shouldn't worry about her. Especially not after what happened… She made up her mind, she could not let the youngster worry too much about her. It was her job now to look after them, and not the other way around.

"No everything is alright, don't worry" Amirah said with a gentle smile and patted the girl on the head.

Dimah closed her eyes for a moment when she got patted but soon a big smile broke on her face. "Okay!" She then hurried back to her brother and Shesha.

A sad smile then appeared on Amirah's face. Even with everything that happened, they worried about her, and seemingly nothing else. It was if they trusted her deeply.

"You did well Amirah. But understand even a leader must show that their troubled. But only to the people closest to them. Like those children and me." Saladin said to her. "If something is bothering you, I am here to listen and give the best advice I can give. So never hesitate to ask something, alright?" he said.

Amirah nodded. How foolish she was. She only had been thinking about how she had to fix this, how she had to take care of everyone, how she has to think of a solution for them. She thought she had to do this all on her own, and completely forgot that she could count on her companions as well. She doesn't have to do things on her own.

'I should really stop being so anxious… there is no need for that whatsoever. We… we can make this work, somehow. We just have to make the most of it.'

Saladin smiled to himself. 'Yes… That's it Amirah. Trust your companions and great things will happen…' The male thought.

A lot of mystery surrounded the magician, the once calm boy now seemed like a wise man in his old days. A lot of things were unclear about him, but… He could be trusted.

"Okay, just a little further everyone and then we can set up camp!" Amirah said, the children cheered happy that they could get some rest after all that walking.