Crystal Folly

Vision of the Future

Sadie was extremely happy and proud of herself and Milo. They had just hunted the biggest game they've ever seen.

Giant elk and deer were a huge benefit to the rest of the group. Not only would it feed them for at least a week, but they could also use the bones and skin to come up with some solid house designs to protect them from the elements. There was little else that they needed to do besides cook it. Taking it back to the camp they set up was no easy task, as it was much larger - and therefore much heavier - than the average game. Once they got it to the camp, Ender and Johann came to help out after seeing that Milo and Sadie were struggling.

"Thanks, guys," Sadie said in between gasps. The elk she was carrying was close to falling on top of her before the brothers carried it to the roaring fire. Stella was still asleep, sick from the fire's heat, and Taylor was double- and triple-checking the ceiling of the cave to make sure nothing unusual was happening.

Once she finished, she reported back to Sadie. "No signs of cracking or any damage in the roof, Sadie. Arthur's still gone, God knows where he went, but nobody's heard from him, not even his parents. I just hope he comes back." Sadie nodded, taking all of that in. She knew Arthur would at least tell his parents where he was if he wasn't in danger of revealing his location to others looking for him that aimed to seriously hurt him.

"Hopefully he turns up soon," Sadie replied. "Who knows what kind of trouble he could get himself into with that big mouth of his?"

Taylor started to say something, but it was muffled and continued to get quieter until Sadie realized that she was waking up. She jumped up once she heard Arthur's voice.

"Had a rough night, sleeping beauty?" he asked, knowing it'd bother her.

"Shut up, Kloudsmith," Sadie retaliated.