Ran - Unusual Happenings

7

The next day after sorting breakfast you pack up, harnessing the horses you turn in the direction you chose and flick the reins they pull off slowly, you scan the whole area as you leave the what was a civilisation, looking up as you groan seeing the black clouds forming, stopping you get the wet weather coats for you all.

Covering the horses, then the dog, cat goes inside you place the cover over the balcony to protect them from the rain lastly you place yours on you have the trousers, wellies and a coat that covers your legs as you sit down a hat with a peak goes on under the hood, buckets get placed on the roof to collect water "ready" you get back on the seat and flick the reins.

They pull off as you keep an eye on the clouds, the rain came after a bit of travel as you keep going you keep an eye out for cover, the sky had darkened again when you notice a few trees with what looked like fruits, pulling over you check it and see they are apples, raising a brow you grab a container and start to collect filling two you look at the trees with longing but move on.

Traveling late into the night as you hadn't found a good place to stop when finally you see a recess in the road, you steer them towards it checking the area, you get down and pull out the rain cover, setting it up then unharnessing the horses they move under as you start a fire.

Feeding the goat and chickens but leaving them under the cover, bringing the buckets down and filling the barrel then placing them out again the tent comes down and gets set up, finally you remove the wet weather gear from you all, water is placed on for hot water, meat is brought down and made into skewers.

A soup is opened, feeding and watering the horses you shiver and grab a jumper, food and water on you sit at the fire warming up, cat had decided to stay in the caravan and dog lay in the tent, you chuckled giving the horses some apples then the goat and chickens as they make a fuss, patting them.

Serving food to the three of you as you check the surroundings and sigh "I will check that out tomorrow. Shit the fence" you place it just enough to protect you and the horses as the balcony is safe enough, warmer and fed you go into the tent and wrap yourself in the bedding, falling into a deep and dreamless sleep.

Morning came the rain had stopped as you put on your wellies as the ground was swamped, checking the area you put your wet weather clothes on and grab the cart opening the balcony and allowing them all down for a bit of air, then rearranging the fence you take the cart and go into the forest area.

Picking up the wood and collecting the harvest you found then you see mushrooms and laugh, picking what you knew and moving around the edges not straying to far in, with a bountiful harvest you go back and wash the mushrooms found then made a soup with some and cut and threaded the others to dry.

Hanging them inside along side the meat that you had moved inside you stroke cat and come back out, breakfast sorted the buckets refilled the barrel, so checking the clouds you hang the coats up to dry ready to be put away, serving some quick food you pack up after eating and move on.

Leaving the area and searching the surroundings to find your winter home but not feeling lucky, you see a path further up this road but it goes up, you follow the path with your eyes and decide on following it "we may find a cave or a secluded area near the cliff face?" turning them in the direction of the path and praying.

Time slipped by as you followed the path up a small incline, scowling and muttering "did I make the wrong decision?" the day turned to night as you growl, not finding anywhere to stop for the night you place the lamps out and continue on the path becomes slightly steeper as you cuss.

Feeling the horses hesitate you frown and look forward then see a little stream and flick the reins the slowly go over you feel your self tip then straighten and twitch, as the night nearly swallowed the whole sky you find an open area and pull in, setting up quickly and feeding you all, then lighting the fire that keeps the predators at bay.

Placing the fence out and looking at the flat expanse, shivering you crawl into the tent to sleep wrapped up in the bedding you get as much sleep as you can, dog was alert over night but still rested you wake up to see dog sat still and staring in a certain direction, closing your eyes then taking a breath and following his eyes.

As you look you blink and frown, crawling out of the tent you look at where you stopped and stare in that direction then ask "is that a house?" cat also comes out and looks at the same place, you pack up and lead the caravan over to the house, when you get closer you see it is more like an open barn.

Pulling over you get down holding your weapon and look inside confused as you see hay and straw in bales, looking around as you notice it hasn't actually been visited in ages then say "horse, I will ride you and take dog to scout the area" unharnessing the horses, letting the animals down with the fence up.

Climbing on the horse you have your bags and weapons you click your tongue and horse leaves you ride for ages and find a destroyed building going over you get down and checking it out and noticing it seemed to be a home.