A/N: Well, I'm sorry, but this is another one of those "nothing of too much importance" chapters, but STILL READ IT. It's still good, and things will still happen, especially with Kaden and Damek, so, read on! And enjoy! Please. Things are going to start happening soon. I promise. :)

- Abiona Marchand

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Kaden could hear a babbling brook in the distance, so she ran to get to it as fast as she could. Bis was at the edge, sitting on a rock, drinking from the cool, dark water. It was very dark out now, so it was hard for Kaden to even see where Bis was. She tripped over rocks as she walked to sit beside him.

Placing herself on a rock a little bit taller than his, she felt around for water. He looked at her and smiled.

"I see you found me," He said, looking down at her. She smiled back slightly, but she didn't think he saw in the darkness. "Did the others need me up there?"

"No, they just told me where you were, and I came to find you." She told him.

"Why did you come to find me?" Bis said, scooping up a handful of water from the brook. She thought about what he had said, and looked into the moving water, seeing reflections of the stars. "Huh?"

"I came to find you because... I don't know." She said, confused. "The others have food, and we were going to cook it. And, King Jonathan told me you were in charge."

"Yes, that's true. But there's something bothering you, isn't there?" Bis asked.

"There is." Kaden said. She didn't know why she was telling him this, but he seemed trustworthy enough.

"We'd better get back up to help them, then." Bis jumped off the rock and offered Kaden his hand. She gratefully took it and he helped her off the rock she was sitting on.

"So, you're not going to ask me what it is that's bothering me?" Kaden asked after a moment of silence.

"It's your business. I'm not going to invade that unless you want to tell me." He told her.

"You mean you don't want to know?"
"I don't think I'd be able to give you any good advice, anyways." He smiled at her.

"Oh." Kaden thought about this. She didn't know why Bis was being so nice. Maybe this wasn't being so nice, but he was giving her privacy, and she liked that about him. He was a decent man. "Thanks."

"Oh, don't worry about it."

When they got back to camp, the men had already started cooking the wild chickens, and the smell wafted down the hill from where they came from. It made Kaden's stomach growl, and her mouth water. She sat down by the blazing fire, and the other men smiled at her. Damek didn't look up at all. She guessed that he suspected there was something that was bothering her. And there was. She just didn't know why.

"How was the brook? Still the same as always?" Perie asked. Kaden decided that maybe the two had been there many times before.
"It was the same. Almost nicer at night." Bis answered. He sat down next to Kaden, and gave her a playful nudge that no one else could see. She smiled, and ducked her head, even though she knew people probably couldn't see her.

They ate, and they had small talk - simple chatting. There wasn't much to talk about. When the adventure was brought up, Kaden told them what the King had asked her to do.
"He told me that the citizens had seen a Falcon around their town." Kaden said.
"Not unusual." Said Odus.
"No, not at all." Kaden replied. "But, he said that they've been complaining about it acting strangely."

"How so?" Asked Bis.
"Well, almost human-like. I guess. That's what King Jon told me."
"Why are they complaining? That's kind of cool." Jan said. He laughed, and the rest of the boys laughed with him.

"I actually don't know." Kaden said. "It would be kind of convenient, don't you think?" She laughed with them.

"Well, not exactly." Damek put in. He hadn't really spoken all night. "It might be scary for the townspeople. That's why they must be complaining. Maybe it's getting in the way." There was silence as the men thought. Kaden thought about it too. It seemed reasonable.

"I guess that could be true. I mean, I wouldn't be scared of it, but some people might be." Kaden said after a while.

After a while, they got tired, and Kaden decided it would be best to get some sleep, so she crept off to bed. Before she fell fully asleep, though, Damek startled her awake again.

"Kaden?"

"Yes, Damek?" Kaden said sleepily.

"What's wrong, just tell me."

"I'd rather not. Can I just get some sleep, please?"
"I just want to help." Damek pleaded.

"Goodnight, Damek. Get some sleep, we have too much traveling to do in the next few days. Kaden turned around on her side, and finally there was silence.

"Goodnight." Damek whispered.

Maybe Kaden felt bad for brushing him off, but she just wanted some peace and quiet for tonight. She didn't want anymore weight on her shoulders.

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"Is it love that I'm feeling or is this hate the same, the emotion's enough to kill the sane."