Emily made sure to check that she had everything she needed to head out again. It was hard to understand why had she decided to leave so suddenly; she got a weird feeling since yesterday and she couldn't take it anymore.

"Leaving so soon?" Evalia noticed the young stonekeeper was packing.

"Yeah," Emily replied, not sure what else to say.

"You just got here!"

"I don't have all the time in the world."

"Right. I should get packing too, then. Elf boy should be fine by himself now." The fox woman dug an old bag out from under the cot and stuffed a bunch of food in it; food was basically the only thing that they needed. "I should go get some of that venison. Mind giving me a hand?" Both of them walked out to get the meat just as Trellis came back from a place he found where he could be alone with his thoughts.

He entered the shack and saw no one in there, but discovered instead two bags with food in them. He recognized Emily's and figured Evalia was going with her. It was disappointing to know that he wasn't able to join them, for he still had to find his brother. This would probably be the last time he would see Emily. It would be almost impossible for them to meet up again a third time. She most likely thought that he was being a jerk to her through ignorance, even though that wasn't his intention, so he decided he would leave her something in order to appear a little friendlier. In his glove compartment, there was an ear piece that belonged to his mother. He took it everywhere with him, but now he wanted to see it in Emily's hands. She needed it more than him. He removed it from the compartment and shoved it into her bag, then walked out to the edge of the clearing they were in.

Emily noticed what he was doing and ran up behind him, leaving Evalia to stuff smoked venison in thick wraps by herself.

"Where are you going?" she asked him.

Without turning around, he answered, "I have to find Luger."

"What if he's in the same direction me and Evalia are going?"

"Why would you want me to acompany you? We barely got along the first time."

She didn't know what to say. It really sucked to be at an age where you were caught in between being a kid and being an adult. It got very confusing and almost every conversation you have with someone close to your age is akward. Is this what all of her teen years would be like? She hoped not.

He looked at her when she didn't answer for a while.

She gathered her thoughts and said, "You're not as bad as you think you are."

"Maybe not. But I have to do this on my own. Goodbye Emily." He began to walk into the forest.

She started objecting when Evalia yelled to her, "Let him go! He's an elf! They're all like that!"

"Not all!" Trellis called back.

The young stonekeeper ignored the fox and tried to jump into the shrubbery after the Elf Prince. She yelled, "You're so selfish!"

He stopped and looked back, surprised that she still wouldn't drop the issue.

"I want to see you as my friend but you keep running off like that! So I don't know what to do!"

"You don't want me as your friend."

"Why not?!"

"I would only slow you down."

She didn't understand. It made her get a little closer and she asked, "How would you slow me down?"

"I endanger you. The king knows my location because of the stone, and it makes you a walking target."

"You care about my safety?"

He blushed and they just stared at each other.

Then, abrubtly he turned and walked off, saying, "Just go. You're loosing daylight!"

Emily felt even more weird now, and decided it was best not to argue anymore; it would only make things worse. She went back over to Evalia.

The fox woman said, "It's just like one of those romance/drama movies I keep hearing about." Then she started laughing as the stonekeeper's face lost color. "You should see your face right now! Ha! You look like you're going to pass out! Ha ha ha! Okay, okay. We should hit the road."

There wasn't much said after that, and the two girls set out to find the Charnon House.