If Prince Rhys and Lyle had been too cold in the Helskiz Province, they were too hot now. Mieu had been right about the temperature of the Bernink Province; it wasn't intended for humans.
"Come on, let's find Hazatak. It's a town of cyborgs in this desert. We should be able to get some information about the Weather Station there." Mieu said, bounding ahead. Rhys and Lyle panted and dragged their feet across the sand. Sweat was trickling down their foreheads. The wound that Lyle had received when Mieu clawed him began to bleed. Rhys had noticed.
"Lyle, you should get some kind of bandage on that. Here, I have something you can use as a makeshift bandage." the prince said, taking a long strip of white cloth out of his pocket. Lyle stopped and allowed Rhys to wrap the cloth around the wound. The prince found a pin in his pocket and used it to securely fasten the makeshift bandage.
"Thanks." Lyle said, beginning to walk again. Mieu was at least several hundred yards ahead of them, for she was just a red speck on the horizon to Rhys and Lyle.
An hour later, Mieu was back with Rhys and Lyle. She had stopped to let them catch up with her. As they trekked over the sand dunes, Lyle collapsed under the heat of the scorching sun. The party had to stop until he had recovered. They carried on, but Rhys collapsed soon after, and so the party were forced to stop again until he had recovered.
The party progressed slowly through the desert, only stopping if Rhys or Lyle collapsed from the heat. However, there came a time when both Rhys and Lyle collapsed from the scorching heat, and so Mieu decided to carry them to Hazatak.
With Mieu carrying Rhys and Lyle, the party reached Hazatak within an hour. She took the two men to the inn and went inside.
"Where are we?" Lyle asked as he regained consciousness.
"We're in Hazatak, the town of cyborgs. I carried you here, as I could tell you wouldn't be able to walk much further." Mieu replied.
"Thank you very much, Mieu." Rhys said. He had also regained consciousness. Mieu paced over to the innkeeper and asked for a room for the night.
"A room for one night, is that, madam? OK then. How many of you are staying?" the innkeeper asked Mieu.
"Three. Myself and those two over there." Mieu replied. The innkeeper eyed them both.
"You appear to have got yourself a nice prince! If so, you can stay for free."
"Yes, that's right. I have Prince Rhys of Landen with me." The innkeeper nodded his head and groped under his desk. He pulled out a key.
"That's the key for your room. Have a nice stay." the innkeeper said, handing the key to Mieu. Thanking him, she took the key and helped Rhys and Lyle walk to their allocated room.
"You two looked so tired, I thought we could rest for the night and start fresh tomorrow." Mieu explained.
"That's very thoughtful of you, Mieu. That would be the best course of action." Rhys said, and so he, Lyle and Mieu climbed into their beds and began to rest up.