"Hey! Mr. Cowboy! Wake up Mr. Cowboy!" Aiden's voice called out. Cain opened his eyes and saw the young boy standing next to his bedside. "Aiden?" Cain asked, rubbing his eyes. "Mr. Cowboy will you and Mr. Zipper come with me to get some berries for breakfwast?" Aiden asked. Cain sat up and stretched. "Sure thing Aiden…" Cain said. Aiden smiled. "Come on! We have to go now Mr. Cowboy, Mr. Zipper is waiting!" Aiden said, pulling Cain's hand. "Who's Mr. Zipper?" Cain asked.
"That would be me…" Glitch's voice came out. "Oh…right…I knew that…" Cain said, with a small smile. He stood up and placed his hat on his head. He lifted himself off of the bed and walked over to Aiden and Glitch. "Come on, we have to hurry…" Aiden said, grabbing Cain's one hand and Glitch's other hand. Cain looked over at Glitch, who was smiling happily.
Aiden pulled Cain and Glitch to the outside of the cave and he let go of their hands. "Mommy and Mommy must be out huntwing. Wet's go get swome berries for breakfast," Aiden said, with a bright smile on her face. Glitch smiled excitedly. "Okay, lead the way Aiden…" Glitch said, looking over at Cain. Cain smiled slightly as Aiden ran off down the hill.
In a way, Aiden reminded Cain of Jeb when Jeb was young. He smiled at the times he had taught Jeb how to skip rocks, or how to plant seeds to the garden vegetables, and how to make a slingshot. Cain smiled at the memories. "Mr. Cowboy! Over here!" Aiden's voice called out. Cain looked up and saw Aiden waving at him. He trudged through the grass and stood next to Glitch.
"You ready to pick some berries, Cain? This is going to be fun isn't it?" Glitch asked. Cain gave Glitch a look. "So much fun…" he said. Cain bent down and began picking berries, but his thoughts were elsewhere….
Rodney hid behind the one bush as Julia worked her way up to the edge of the small cliff. Rodney saw Julia's blonde hair getting closer to the edge. The moose was still unaware of the two hunters stalking it. Rodney slowly sat up and drew her bow, ready to shoot. Julia stood above, ready for the kill in case Rodney missed, which wasn't often.
Rodney drew back the bow. "Mommy!" a voice called out. Rodney's head turned to see Aiden running towards her. The moose got startled and tried to take off. Rodney's head snapped back in the direction of the moose, to see it darting up the hill. Julia squinted and shot the arrow, shooting the moose in the hide. The moose collapsed to the ground, and began calling out in pain.
Rodney ran from behind the bush, shooting it for the kill. Rodney sighed and looked up at Julia, who was coming down from the small cliff. "Mommy! That was awesome!" Aiden said, wrapping his arms around Rodney's legs. Rodney looked down at the small boy. She couldn't help but smile at him smiling up at her. "Thank you, Aiden. What are you doing out here?" she asked. "I was picking berries with Mr. Cowboy and Mr. Zipper and I got these for you," he said, holding up a few white daises.
Rodney smiled, and kneeled down infront of Aiden, setting her bow on the ground. "Thank you, Aiden. Where are…your helpers?" Rodney asked, hugging the small boy. "There coming, Mr. Cowboy! Mr. Zipper!" Aiden called. Rodney saw Cain and Glitch a few feet away. "Here we are Aiden, lovely shot Rodney. How did you ever learn to shoot like that?" Glitch asked.
"Practice," Rodney said, standing up. She smiled at Glitch. "Mr. Zipper, I presume?" she asked with a small smile. Glitch nodded. "That would be me," he said. Rodney looked around. Where was Julia? As if she heard her thoughts, Julia emerged from behind a bush, making Glitch jump. Julia smiled slightly. "Sorry. Hello Aiden," Julia said, kneeling and hugging him. "Mommy, I got something for you too…" he looked around and ran over to Cain, swiping the purple flowers from his hand. He ran them back over to Julia who smiled. "Thank you, Aiden…" she said.
She stood up, but continued to look at him. "What were you doing this morning?" Julia asked. "Me, Mr. Zipper, and Mr. Cowboy went picking berries, to help make breakfast…" Aiden smiled up at her. Julia looked at Cain with an amused smile. "Mr. Cowboy?" she asked. Cain shrugged. "I've been called much worse," he said.
"Huh…okay…" Julia said, looking over at Rodney. Aiden turned to Rodney. "Did you get the eggs?" he asked. "We did Aiden. We just need to get the moose back to the cave for dinner," Rodney said. "We'll take care of it," Glitch spoke up. He looked over at Cain. "Yea, we'll carry it back for you…" Cain agreed. "Okay," Rodney and Julia both said.
The group walked back to the cave, and Cain and Glitch laid the moose outside the cave. DG, Jeb, and Azkadellia were sitting on the floor, talking. "Hello," DG said with a smile. Julia merely walked past DG, but Rodney returned the smile. Julia didn't know why, but for some reason DG seemed to be on her last nerve.
It was probably because she always wore questioning looks on her face. Julia hated people who asked too many questions.
"How was your morning?" Azkadellia asked. "Fine," Rodney snapped. Azkadellia turned to look at Rodney, confused. Rodney had heard stories of Azkadellia, and how she had become possessed by an evil witch. Rodney still did not trust Azkadellia, even though the possession was a year ago. Rodney never knew who she could trust these days.