Clashing

The Camp

      Rayla walked into the tent, grabbing her blades and preparing for the night watch she so desperately needs to keep her sanity. As she walks past Callum's sleeping body she sighs knowing that until their goal is complete she has to keep her emotions deep, knowing the only priority is Zym. She takes one more deep breath as she prepares to venture into the cold and hopes that she can maintain her facade.

With morning approaching and not a minute of sleep she takes another shot of her Moon Shadow Elf elixir. This marks the 14 day straight of no sleep.

With Callum and Ezran waking she starts packing her supplies, berries already gathered for breakfast.

Rayla: "Mornin' Callum, Ready for the trek ahead, I gathered berries this mornin' for a nutritious breakfast"

Callum:*yawn* "You think we can sleep a little longer before we start, the sun is just rising"

Rayla: "Do you want to die, we have to leave as soon as possible so those weird siblings don't catch up"

Ezran: "I don't know, Zym is still pretty sleepy and I don't think he can function very well"

Callum: "And what do you mean 'weird siblings'. They were my friends you know, and I think Claudia is really nice past the whole capturing thing"

Though everyone thought Rayla was a heart-less killer, she was pained at the thought of her life just going back to normal and Callum going back to Claudia after this adventure. She felt guilty having these feelings and decided that she should start scouting out a path for them to follow.

They started walking and it went smoothly... for a while. When they started crossing a river Ezran took a step and slipped. He felt as his feet left the stable ground and his head went under. Callum desperately grabbed for Ezran but couldn't get a good grip. Rayla quickly rushed over and pulled Ezran back on his feet. In the process they grabbed each others hand, both trying to grab Ezran, and Rayla only wished this was under different circumstances. They quickly released each other and got back to walking. Zym was frightened by this experience but seeing that Ezran was ok returned to his normal mood and settled back into Ezran's back pack.

After a few more hours, they successfully reached their goal and got ready to settle down for the night. Rayla, now even seeing things, thought it would be a good idea to get some sleep. She for once put down her sleeping bag, and after the boys went to sleep, rested upon her soft, comfortable pillow and fell... asleep.

She woke up, seeing that the boys got food, and was pleased to see that everyone was ready to go. She grabbed her supplies and was ready to head out.