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Ymke, Rusty, and Ayla were now sitting around a campfire in the cave that was inside the cove. Ymke and Ayla had pushed Rusty in the lake and all three of them decided to have a little fun before they go to sleep for the night. Now, all three of them were trying to dry off in front of the fire. Ayla sat away from the two and was staring at the fire in deep thought.
Ymke was telling Rusty about what happened between her and Ayla when he was gone.
"So, I guess you two are friends now?" Rusty asked.
"Hm...probably." Ymke answered and looked over at Ayla.
They were quiet for the next few minutes, unsure what to say and were soon dry.
"Well, time to get some sleep." Rusty said and started to set up their beds. While he was doing that, Ymke was still staring at Ayla with a worried look. 'She seems to be troubled by something...'
"Ymke, the beds are ready." Rusty told her.
Ymke nodded and walked over to her bed. She laid down and took one last look at Ayla before closing her eyes.
The next day, Ymke and Rusty went to the nearby town to get some food. They decided to leave Ayla at the cove so that she doesn't scare anyone and to also rest. Once they were done, they headed back to the cove, making sure that no one was following them. When they got there, they didn't see Ayla anywhere. Panicked, both of them looked for her everywhere in the cove, only to be scared to death by Ayla.
After scolding the young Halfling, Ymke took out some fish from a basket that they got back at the town and tossed one to Ayla, who got caught it and began to eat. She placed two on the floor and asked Ayla if she could cook it.
Ayla nodded and launched a small fireball towards the fish, cooking it instantly.
Ymke picked up one fish and gave it to Rusty. The two sat down and began to eat their fish. When, Ymke was done eating, she walked over to the basket.
"What's this doing in here?" Ymke asked, holding up an eel.
Ayla looked up and immediately began to back away in fear. Ymke saw this and was confused. She slowly walked over to Ayla with the eel still in her hand, not knowing that Ayla was backing away from the eel. Ayla hissed when at the eel when Ymke came over.
Ymke looked over at Ayla then at the eel.
"Oh!" Ymke said after moments of thinking and tossed the eel away.
Ayla huffed and sat up straight.
"So, Halflings are afraid of eels?" Ymke questioned, rubbing her hand against her tunic.
Ayla nodded slowly and wandered off to another part of the cove.
"That was interesting..." Rusty said quietly.
"Yeah, they're afraid of eels..." Ymke mumbled and sat down next to Rusty.
"Now we know what not to get." Rusty told her.
Ymke chuckled and rolled her eyes.
"What?" Rusty questioned with a smile.
"Nothing." Ymke said as she stood up and walked away.
It has been three days since Ymke and Ayla had officially became friends. Ymke and Rusty decided to take Ayla to a part of the forest that was far away from the village just in case. The three of them were walking through the forest when Ayla suddenly ran off. Ymke sighed before she ran after Ayla, followed by Rusty. When they found her, Ayla was rolling around happily in some grass. Ymke and Rust looked at each other with a confused look before Ymke grabbed a piece of the grass.
They spent the rest of the day there, Ayla happily playing in the grass while Ymke and Rusty watched. By sunset, all three of them were back at the cove.
"Hey, Rusty, maybe tomorrow you can find something that will help Ayla's wing heal while I stay with her here at the cove." Ymke explained.
"Okay, it might take a while though." Rusty explained.
"That's fine as long as you find something." Ymke told him.
Rusty nodded.
Once again, Ymke took out some fish and asked Ayla is she could cook them. Ayla happily agreed and did as she was asked to do.
When they were done eating, Rusty went away to set up their beds while Ymke stayed, she wanted to ask Ayla something.
"Hey, um, Ayla?" Ymke said.
"Yes?" Ayla responded.
"What has been on your mind? I mean, a few days ago, I noticed that you were thinking about something while you were staring at the fire." Ymke explained.
Ayla looked down at her paws sadly and sighed.
"I-I guess I should tell you." Ayla whispered and took a deep breath. Ymke waited patiently for an answer.
"For the past few days, I've been thinking about what is going on back at my home. I left because I was going to try to find someone or something that could help my home. You see, the reason I went to find help was because some of the Halflings from each of the tribes suddenly went missing. This lead to each tribe blaming each other for the disappearance of the Halflings..." Ayla explained in a quiet tone.
Ymke looked at Ayla, trying to take in what she had explained.
What does she mean by tribes? Hm...maybe I should ask her when the time is right.
Ayla let out a small yawn. "I should probably get some sleep, see you in the morning." Ayla said and walked away.
Ymke sighed and got up before making her way to where Rusty was.
In the morning, Ayla announced that she wanted to hang out by the shore alone. Ymke agreed and ended up going with Rusty to the town again.
At the shore, Ayla was sitting on the ground watching the waves roll onto the shore. In her mind, she was constantly thinking about her friends, wondering if they were able to keep the tribes from hurting one another and if so, can they keep it up for a little bit longer?
Ayla shook her head and sighed.
After a few quiet moments, she suddenly heard the sound of something moving in the water. Curious she carefully took two steps forwards to see what was moving around. The thing seemed to have sense that Ayla had moved closed because it became silent again. Ayla stayed in her spot for a moment. She was about to walk away when she heard something coming out of the water.
Ayla looked to see what was coming out of the water and gasped.
Hope you all enjoyed! Sorry if this chapter is shorter than most. Until next time, Ride On Dragon Riders!
~AI