Before long , Nomad & Jeteal find a safe place to rest for the night--a small cave behind a waterfall. There is a hidden way to get in--without getting wet--behind some bushes.
Nomad: *puts Jet down on the cave floor* You'll be safe here. Wait for me okay? *spots two pieces of flint rock & picks them up*
Jet: Where are you going? *shivers*
Nomad: *expression softens a bit when he sees her shivering* I'm going to go look for a few things. *gives her a little silver chain he'd picked up from the slig's camp* I'll be back for this okay?
Jet: *looks at the small chain in her hands* Why can't I come with you?
Nomad: Its too dangerous for you to follow me. Stay here alright Jeteal?
Jet: kay...
Nomad: Right then *smiles, rubbing his hands together as he leaves* (I need to keep her warm..) *starts picking up any dry wood the he can find outside--which isn't much since it had rained earlier* (there, that should be enough...but what if shes hungry?) *looks around & sees fish swimming in the water* Hmmmm.. *goes back inside* Told you I'd be back Jeteal *smiles*
Jeteal: *looks at the wood he's carrying* Whats that for?
Nomad: Watch, you'll see *Sets the wood in the middle of the cave & uses the flint to start a fire*
Jet: *starts to feel warmer* that feels a lot better *curls up on the floor and falls asleep*
Nomad: *says quietly*...stay here, I have to go again.
Nomad goes outside & steps into the small river that the waterfall is making. The water is freezing but he ignores it until his feet seem to go numb. Slowly, he puts his hands into the water & waits for a fish to come close enough... *slpash* He is able to fling the fish onto dry land & chase after it as it wrigles through the grass. Nomad suddenly trips--falling onto the fish & killing it.
Nomad: Ere we go...better than clubbing it against a rock I guess! *sets it aside & goes back into the water for a second fish*
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Meirt: *still explaining his group's orders*
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