"Joan!" Scatty squealed in delight. It was late morning. Scathach had spent the whole morning trying to get back on her feet. Every time she stood, she felt light headed and unco ordinated. She could now spend only a few minutes standing at once. She leapt up when she saw Joan and Saint-Germain pop into the cave from out of nowhere. The two friends hugged each other. Now was the awkward part,
"Joan, Saint-Germain, this is Everett. He is my…. Well, we were… I mean… Everett will explain" She smirked at Everett's surprised expression.
"Well….. We are…were…close friends" He said cautiously.
"Yes!" Scatty smiled.
The six immortals set out towards the caves. They were about a day's walk away. Every few minutes, Scathach would lean onto Everett's shoulder for a bit of balance. This happened so often that Everett had taken up a permanent position next to her. Every time that she gave into his strength, he would hold her steady until she felt strong enough to carry on. He never complained or showed any annoyance.
They finally reached the caves at about midnight, so they decided to rest for the night before entering. This would give their auras time to replenish. While the others were collecting firewood, Scathach and Joan sat on a log.
"So, what's Everett like?" Joan asked. Scatty sighed and cautiously answered,
"He's fine"
"Close friends, eh?" Joan smirked.
"Yes. Nothing more, before you get any ideas" Joan laughed at this. "What?"
"I've seen how he looks at you; it's how Francis looks at me. Like he'll protect you forever. No matter what" Scathach smiled. Joan carefully undid the bandaging on Scathach's arm.
"Jumping in front of that Torc Alta was probably the single stupidest idea you've ever had" She softly rubbed her finger over the wound, and then wrapped a fresh bandage over it.
"No, I'm pretty sure I've done something stupider somewhere down the track" Scathach laughed
Everett and the others joined the group, satisfied with the firewood. Nicholas then started the fire.
"We'll leave at dawn" Perenelle announced, "So we all need to get some sleep" And with that, everyone sunk to the floor and rested.
Sorry this chapter is so short, I promise to make the next one longer! Please review!