Part 21: Storm Spire (Part 3)

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Callum: *wakes up and starts shivering*

Rayla: *tucks blanket back over him but gets up*

Callum: Rayla?

Rayla: Shhh . . . Go back to bed.

Callum: Why?

Rayla: I'm just packing up. You go back to bed.

Callum: But I don-*falls asleep again*

Rayla: *softly giggles but starts saddling horses and re-packing the bags*

(Sun eventually fully rises. Their campsite is all packed except for Callum and the blanket)

Rayla: Okay, you can get up now.

Callum: Nuuuuuuu . . .

Rayla: *laughs* Callum, I need the blanket.

Rayla: *tries to pull it from him. Surprisingly, doesn't succeed.* Callum . . .

Callum: I'm tired. And cold.

Rayla: At least get on your horse then? This is the last day we are here and I want to visit Zym before we leave.

Callum: Fiiiiiine. *stands up but falls back on the ground again*

Rayla: *sighs, heaves him up.* Stop being such a baby.

Callum: I'm not a baby!

Rayla: Okay then, GET UP.

Callum: *sighs* Fine. *gets up on Rio* I love you too. 

Rayla: *laughs* Let's go.

(Horses start Galloping off into trees)

Rayla: You know, I've been getting a ton of flashbacks while we've been here.

Callum: *says in super cringy, Callum way* SAAAME!

Rayla: . . You're so weird,

Callum: I- *blushes* I am not!

Rayla: Are too. Anyway, doesn't matter.

Callum: Yes it does! You called me weird.

Rayla: Callum, you ARE a weird.

Callum: *sighs* I know.

Rayla: You think that's a bad thing? Welp, you are and we all love you for it!

Callum: Really?

Rayla: Yes! Callum you really needed to ask me that?

Callum: Okay, Okay, I get the point. 

Rayla: Now that's out of the way, are you excited to visit Zym!?

Callum: *brightens* Yes.

Rayla: I'm excited to see what's different about the Storm Spire.

Callum: I know you are.

Rayla: You did?

Callum: Uh, no. I just felt it was a romantic thing to say.

Rayla: So you . . . said it?

Callum: Yeah. I mean, this is our honeymoon after all.

Rayla: *shrugs* Erm. Okay. . *turns back to road* We go that way. *points to road and they turn off onto it*

(Arrive at storm spire base)

Rayla: *uncertainly* So . . do we leave the horses here?

Callum: I guess. *looks up at the long spiraling path* What'd you say that we take a little shortcut.

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