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-After answering the cry, Kalis swung her horse around and to the side, catching up with Adrius at his right and Mirelle just as Mirelle addressed her-

"Honestly Mirelle, I don't know. The only time's I've been to Archenland in the winter I went by wagon. I don't see too much of a reason to tire ourselves out tonight, but the farther away we get from home, the longer we'll want to ride. The bandits we came up against before, are most likely nothing compared to whats out there now."

-looks back at the others and then to Mirelle again-

"But thats just my own opinion, You know I'll follow you all."

"I tend to disagree Errant Mirelle. Narnia is safe, none would dare cross a royal caravan for fear of reprucussions. His royal catness is in the area after all." He paused a moment as he trotted on ares. "I tend to think we should take a smooth but steady pace. we can make archenland in a day and a half, stopping for one eve. It'll be no problem."
He road on ahead now, his eyes open as he guided the team and watched for enemies. He could see the front end of their carvan just behind them, almost out of his vision but still there, and kalis was beside him.

"Well soldier, what do you think of your first trek?"

His long fingers trailed through his coarse brown hair. He smiled a bit, looking from the girl to the front once more, his free hand running through Ares's fur.

"It'll be fine till we hit the desert. Dont worry to much. After that, well, i have my concerns "

Sighing Mirelle watched the two ride on "Good, very good." Looking down Umaro eyes are already closed a soft snoring coming from him. She chuckles and tucks him into her cloak keeping the chill off.

Pulling back on the reins she wheels her stallion around and makes a circut of the group. Looking over her fellow Unit members and friends she worries about what this trek will bring. There will be hardship and death, people will have to die, and though she will fight for Aslan with her dying breath she wishes that so much blood did not need to be spilled sometimes. Riding through the group she whispers words of strength to each person she passes, giving them compliment about there weapons or asking about family. She regains her spot in the head of the line and starts to sing softly "the song of Gypsy Davy rang..."

Smiling she shakes her head "Thank you Friar however I make it a point never to drink when battle may occur, but I would love to sit with you around the fire some night and sample your flask. Thank you also for your compliment but if you heard my sisters sing you would think me sub par."

Tucking her hands in her belt she tighten her hold with her knees, the horse well trained enough to know that she was giving no command. "What brings you this way Jason (if I may call you that), Narnia has a task to complete but I heard nothing of the Silverhawks having any issues in this area.?"

"that is very true, grass can be quite a hazard. Well I am glad that you are here you have been a help to our new ranks for awhile now." Smiling again she begins to hum her song softly, thinking. " So much is happening, with so little of it in the light. " She says almost absent mindedly.

"oh excuse me I need to make a circut of the train, It was nice to see you again" With that she grabs her reins and tightens her knees urging the horse forward.

"The wise yet folish maiden, left her candles burning bright..." sung words traveling behind her in the wind.

He slowed their pace drastically as they rode, making conversation with kalis as his senses were alert. He could sense their caravan growing closer and closer to them.

Drawing his bow from his back, he knocked an arrow. He could here movement in the brush beside them as the wind whipped up around them. He saw the large dear leap from it, bounding forward. He let an arrow fly without thought, which took the creature in the chest and sent it back. As Ares aproached it, he waited for the group to grow near. turning towards errant mirelle as she approached, he smiled. "I have my dinner...and we should camp her for the eve. that way if we leave at sun up we'll make the boarder by noon. any objections?

Three different three hour watches, and Soldier Kalis some of this kill is yours. the rest ill save for my pack.

He looked to Mirelle "I'll take first and second watch. " he told her as he drew the hatchet from his pack and sunk down next to the kill. As he talked he began to slice and chop a hunk of meat meat from the back. "I'll want to take that tree," he told her pointing up at it" with my bow and cloak. Theres a nook up there that'll hold me perfect, and one below it for a second guard to set with a bow." he tugged back at the hide, exposing meat blow, then drew his curved knife on his thigh, and slowly sliced a large slab. He tossed it to ares, who drew it into his teeth, then sauntered off.

He went to work quartering it now. "The second shift, i'll sit by the fire with steel beside me awake until shift ends, then ill sleep beside the fire. If need be i'll sleep in the sattle some tomorrow, but i worry about the nights in the boarder lands. Not all of Jadis's control has left Archenland...