Page 17 of Heart of the Hunted
Pointing towards a black shadow in the snow, Arun shouted over the noise of the wind as it picked up speed. "I see a place over there."
"Okay," Taredd shouted back.
It didn't take long for them to reach the cave. Dain ran off ahead and was already waiting for them when they reach it.
Sat in his Human form, Dain said as they walked in. "I've checked the cave. There's no animals taking shelter here."
"Good," Taredd said.
The last thing they wanted to do was to disturb any wildlife in the area.
"Now that you're here," Dain said to Arun. "Do you mind using your magic to start a fire? I'm fucking freezing my ass off here."
“Sure,” Arun nodded as he walked over to where Dain was sitting.
Within seconds, Arun had a fire roaring in front of Dain.
"Thanks a bunch," Dain said as he stretched his arms out towards the flames.
"How long do you think this storm is going to last?" Taredd asked.
"I don't know. It could be as little as a few hours, or it could last for days," Arun said.
"Wonderful," Taredd said.
The last thing he wanted, was to be stuck in a cave for days with Arun and Dain.
"At least Arun can magic us up some grub," Dain said, looking on the bright side.
"I never said I was going to feed you as well as keep you warm," Arun told him.
"You can't let me starve," Dain whined. "I'm a growing lad, I need plenty of food."
"Don't start. I'm not in the mood to listen to either of you right now. Arun, stop tormenting Dain, you know you're going to sort out some food for all of us," Taredd said. "And Dain... just shut the fuck up."
"That's it?" Dain asked.
"Yeah, that's it. Just shut the fuck up for a while, okay?" Taredd said.
"Okay then," Dain said, dragging out the words before looking at Arun and saying "Someone definitely got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning."
"I wasn't in bed this morning," Taredd told him. "In fact, I haven’t been in bed for days."
"Yeah, I know. Neither have I," Dain replied.
"None of us have," Arun added.
Sighing, Taredd said: "I know. So, how about we have something to eat, then get some well-deserved sleep while the storm passes?"
"Sounds good to me," Arun said.
"Yeah, me too," Dain agreed.
"What do you both want to eat?" Arun asked them.
"To be honest, I don't really care as long as it's food," Taredd told him.
Which was true, he didn't care what he ate as long as he had something. Taredd was more interested in finally getting some sleep. As long as Arun and Dain could shut up for long enough, that is. Moving over to the side of the cave, he sat down and leaned against the wall. Closing his eyes, he listened as the other two talked while Arun used his magic to manifest some food.
