[Naria]

Wulfham


As Incana had thought the waterskins were indeed heavy and took away what energy she had built up since lunch. She was looking forward to the meal that Dorran had conjured up when Brand asked the two women if they would settle the horses for the night. There was very little enthusiasm this time, but she obliged his request.

Incana could not see Venosa or Nay so assumed that they were together somewhere. The men's horses were nibbling on some tree leaves, but where was Starlight? Incana thought that it would be a good idea to get the men's horses out of the trees before looking for hers. She approached the two with caution, not knowing what to expect from them, humming a tender tune that her uncle had taught her. The horses answered her approach with a low nicker, she ran her hands down the sides of both horses urging them to follow her. They followed her out towards the camp and tied them to separate trees. Once she had fed and watered them her mind quickly began racing as to where Starlight had vanished. Incana did not want to venture to far away from the light of the fire, for by now the sky had darkened too much for her to see. She wouldn't have minded if one of the men would have assisted her in her search, but looking back at the fire she didn't want to disturb them.

Incana walked away from the tied horses and into the dark. Fear immediately took her and she began to have waves of shiver. "Damn woman! Stop this nonsense you need to find your friend," She said out loud trying to find courage. She squinted her eyes into the night hoping that this would help her see better. Incana took a few more steps and stopped dead in her tracks she heard some howling in the distance and thoughts of going back to camp were entering her mind. Her heart was pounding in her ears which sounded a lot like hoofbeats, then she heard it. A loud whinny. Incana whistled sharply for Starlight to come to her. Her horse drew near and it was a reunion of sorts; Starlight gave Incana a rough nudge with her muzzle and Incana hugged the mare around her neck. The two made there way to camp and she tied and bedded her horse for the night.

After all of that Incana felt that she was deserving of some hot tea and some good food. She approached the men and gave them both a nod. "I am done with what you have asked, Brand." She took a bowl of stew and a cup of tea and sat down beside the fire to eat.
Once Incana had finished her dinner she was ready for sleep. She got up and dusted herself off, she had taken her first step towards her bedroll when she had remembered the deer tracks. She hadn't really spoken to either of them very much, so making a suggestion was unnerving to her. She stood beside Brand and after a few moments of foot shuffling said, "I had seen some deer tracks at the river's edge earlier, and was wondering if we should try and hunt one early in the morn." While she waited for the two men to think about it she longingly stared at her bedroll.