Following fates stream

After a few days rest, I was starting to get use to the smell of rich grass around me. The sound of the stream that never ceased its song. The sounds of the breeze against the wagon canvas tent. It was pretty nice. I liked to close my eyes and just breath in the land around me before I would look out at the night just breaking its darkness for the eastern light sneaking in. I can't remember missing a sunrise. Though at the hall my bedroom faced it, and I would draw back curtains to watch it every morning. Here, I have to say, it was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. It was like bands of golden circular chains molded into a ball that was reflecting the power of the stars that were fading away, and seem to cause the moons to be lost in its radiance. Tunnuk had decided last night, he would head up stream for a day's walk to see what he could find taking one of the Bond's with him. Me and two bond's would head down stream for a day, and if I found anything, I would send for him, and visa versa. We embraced, as we each wished each other Odin's blessing for a fruitful and safe travel. I packed up my things in the pouch slung over my back, by a strap across my chest, and took down the small canvas tent, using the poles to have it dragged, by one of the girls. Honey was rounding up the small herd of Verr when the bosk started to move. The three seemed on a mission and they were heading down stream with a sniff of the air and a bellow now and then. I figured it was wise to follow their path, and off we went.

We spent the time playing sight games, trying to guess what the other person was looking at, though it was hard to get past just grass, hills, bosk and verr. Now and then we got a bird or a bug. I looked out now and then, still in the back of mind wondering if that Warrior named Parvaci would come back. At the end of the cot the girl was dragging we hung a gutted fish. The smell of rotting fish might keep away the wild sleen as they preferred fresh kills. The plains urts didn't bother us much as I think Alvis and Lilly scared them away.

We walked for a good seven ahns when we had no choice but to stop and rest. Share a meal of boiled meat between us and the small house sleen. I napped for about an ahn when I heard a low growl of Alvis. The three of us awakened..a bit startled. I have to say we were happy to see nothing but Alvis on a distant high hill growling towards the plains on the other side. Gathering everything up we walked up the hill, hoping to find a city in the distance. What we saw was nothing we had ever seen before. It was like the thassa, the waves of brown bodies of bosk in the distance. On the other side was something that looked like homes built in a pattern out in the middle of no where. It was hard to see from where we were, but they were some kind of structures in different colors. Perhaps it was a huge bosk outpost or something. I had never seen so many bosk in my life. I figured the rancher of bosk had to be a very wealthy man. Our three little Nothern Bosk were already a far away ahead of us, having started their travel while we slept. I told Honey to go find Tunnuk, tell me we found an outpost. She was delighted, embracing me in a sudden unexpected huge. Telling me soon I would be soaking in some rich merchants bath, and eat a fine meal, get new clothing, and we would all be on our way home in days. I liked her dream as she giggled running back from where we came. Me and the other Bond...started our way for the long walk to this unknown outpost.

I was so ready for a warm bath, with scented oils, a girl to brush my hair, and warm lush furs to snuggle in and sleep for a whole day after this adventure! My fingers ran across the hammer that was latched to my necklace that use to belong to my Father. Home never seemed so sweet, then the thought of being back in my own chambers.