After our swim, Finca and I rejoin the others. Lucario seems wary of my dragon and I wouldn't blame him. She is a meat eater after all.
"So you and Finca had fun today?" Tronay asks as we sit around a campfire, lit by Flare and Ruby.
"Yes we did," I reply.
Finca nods in agreement.
We played in the water and I like being here, my white dragoness comments.
"We are glad to hear that," Santerous says as he strokes the flames with a tree limb that he found while we were swimming.
I rub Finca's white scaled shoulder as Tronay strokes Ruby's caramel colored fur.
"So in the morning we set out for the tree?" I ask.
That is correct, Lucario answers.
Finca turns her head to the dark furred canine and blinks, not expecting telepathy from it.
You speak telepathically? She asks.
Lucario tenses up and I stop rubbing Finca's shoulder.
He is rather tense around us Finca, I say.
Oh that explains it then, my Guardian replies before standing up and letting my hand fall back down to rest by my side. I'm going for a walk.
Tronay and I nod and Finca walks off.
"So from what Lucario told us while you and Finca were swimming we are going to reach the tree either tomorrow or the day after. Once there you can go by yourself to get Veer, if you don't want us to come along with you," Tronay says as Ruby stretches out, yawning as she does so.
"Sounds good," I reply. "We have to wait til tomorrow to get Veer though."
"We are tired enough as it is Tamli," Santerous growls. "You can't expect us to go much farther tonight before we collapse because of exhaustion."
Lucario happens to be paying attention to our conversion and speaks up.
I believe that your siblings are right Tamli, we cannot go and get him tonight.
I stand up and take a deep breath.
"Alright but only Finca, Lucario, and I are going in to get Veer, understood?"
Tronay and Santerous nod.
"Good now let's . . ."
A sudden burst of emotion reaches me and I panic. That's Veer's way of telling me he is in danger. I look up at the sky after the emotions have past and lift a hand, my aura springing to life.
I will find you Veer, I think. I promise you that.