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Yuna felt her cheeks flush further as Caius teased her by complimenting her eyes after Bartz had. She gave him a reproachful look before laughing softly behind her hand. “Well thank you both then. I’m honored to have your favor.” She gave a bow in their direction that was far more exaggerated than normal, a slight smile on her lips.
Caius went on to enforce their normal service rate on the townspeople. Normally Yuna wouldn’t have approved of the tone he used, but she couldn’t blame him in this case. Something in her still simmered when she reflected on the large crowd ganging up on one boy. Not to mention that something about their eagerness to push this girl into a marriage that she didn’t necessarily want made Yuna incredibly uneasy. It felt almost familiar, and she might have followed this through even if it wouldn’t help out Bartz or the bride. She felt like she was potentially close to remembering something else.
Bartz had to be one of the purest souls that Yuna had ever come across. It took all of her summoner training to fight a laugh when Bartz gave the townspeople a thumbs up while hiding safely behind her. “Is he real?” Yuna whispered to Caius with a smile as Bartz started to head off down the path towards the chocobo corral. She hadn’t really thought it was possible that someone could be so cheerful, but she found that she liked it. She wondered if everyone that he came across was warmer for it.
As they neared the paddock, Bartz seemed to spot something, and he grinned as he knelt down to greet the small dragon waiting there. However, Yuna stopped in her tracks and gaped slightly, glancing between Caius and Vordun. “He’s huge!” Kneeling beside Bartz, she laughed softly as she looked the creature over. “He’s grown so much. You’ll be a dragon rider before you know it.”
After Bartz had finished up greeting Vordun, he continued on towards the chocobos, and Yuna gave Vordun a cautious look, wondering if he should wait there so he wouldn't try to eat the birds. She trusted Caius to know the dragon’s limits though, so she followed the brunette boy over to the pen without too many worries.
“I say we ask where she went from the other chocobos.”
Yuna blinked slowly at Bartz, wondering what he meant until he started making chirping sounds at the large yellow birds that the chocobos answered. Nodding emphatically, Bartz proclaimed that the girl had left shortly before dawn.
Yuna stared at him, wondering if he was joking, but her lips parted in surprise when his face remained serious. “You can…speak to chocobos?” She asked curiously. Clasping her hands together, she leaned forward in interest. “That’s amazing! How did you learn that?” Truth be told, she was half convinced that he might either be making it up or have taken a rock to the head, but she wanted to be supportive either way.
Bartz didn’t wait around long before starting to make his way down the road towards the edge of the town, so Yuna quickly followed him after making sure that Caius was still behind her. Her smile faded slightly when Bartz asked what they were both doing there, and she hesitated before answering. Her hands clenched tighter around her staff.
“I’m working as a healer. There’s a plague going around Provo right now that can turn men into monsters. I’m traveling around to try and help after I had a run-in with the man responsible…” Yuna hadn’t slept well since then. Sometimes she still caught flashes of the man’s yellow eyes and oily smile in her dreams, but that didn’t seem like good travel conversation. She suddenly wanted the attention off of herself anyway.
Caius started to laugh when Yuna's reaction to the tease was as was expected. He felt as though he were growing a bit more comfortable around Yuna, and this was the first indication of such. He was beginning to speak more freely around her. Caius was a storyteller, to tell her the stories he'd told her before was not a huge indicator of trust... But this? This certainly was the building of those foundations.
Even Yuna with her limited interactions with him would probably know that his treatment of the villagers was out of character for him. But honestly, they were lucky he agreed to do this at all. He could have easily taken the kid and left, or found the girl and never brought her back just to spite them. They were idiots. That was the truth of the matter. They were cruel idiots, who jumped to conclusions and had no qualms about trying to stone a kid over a very hasty conclusion with no grounds. Caius was being very patient considering these circumstances. Stating he would be charging the Dragonblades fee for the services of both himself and Yuna was them getting off easy.
But Caius' mood turned around the minute that Bartz would turn and give a thumbs up to the townspeople. Caius let out a snort as he would place a hand over his face, trying to hide uncontrollable laughter over his unexpected antics. This kid was something. He was definitely something. That was the sight that Yuna would find when she asked her question.
When Vordun would catch up, Caius smiled lightly when Yuna and Bartz took notice of him. Vordun stared up at Bartz when he crouched down to him, and when Bartz would scratch behind his ears, the lizard would let out a series of cooing sounds and nuzzle his head against Bartz' hand, which got a laugh out of Caius. "I think he likes you" Caius pointed out as he then looked to Yuna, who had just realized the lizard that was following them was the once-tiny creature who had rode with them in Caius' jacket on their last journey. "A dragon rider, huh?" Caius responded when Yuna would make note of his size and what it could entail later. "I hadn't thought of that. I suppose it'd be easier to get around that way."
After a little while though, once they were far out of earshot of the villagers, Caius had a confession to make.
"I'm escorting that girl wherever she likes to get away from these people should she wish - when we have ensured her safety and brought her back for our fee" Caius would admit to the group in a calm, blunt tone when he was sure they were out of earshot. "My escorting her away from that wretched place will be free of charge. It's the least I can do if we are to bring her back to those terrible people for even a minute."
There was the real Caius. While he had no qualms about charging a fee to people like them no matter the circumstances - he was far more lenient when it came to a situation like this. This was getting someone away from a toxic, potentially very dangerous situation to her. Potentially even more dangerous than the monsters she might run into out here.
But it seemed Bartz wasn't done surprising them. In a shocking turn, it appeared that he could talk to chocobos. Vordun didn't seem interested in eating the creatures - he was too used to riding on them himself to register them as food. Caius meanwhile, was somewhere between surprise and laughter at this strange ability that Bartz had.
Once they had the information they needed, apparently, Bartz would lead them out and would ask what they were doing out there. Yuna talked about a plague in Provo, and Caius wondered what had happened since he had been there last. But talking about meeting the man responsible...
"Yuna, who was responsible?" Caius asked. Even if she was uncomfortable telling, as even he could tell she was, he wanted to know for the sole purpose of gutting them later. Yuna might be a healer, but Caius was a gutter and by the Astrals he would gut this plague spreader.
He did try and be courteous and answer the question asked of him though. "Vordun and I just finished a job and were on our way back to Provo" Caius answered. "Was on our way to check up on the King and his retinue. I hope they haven't been stricken with the plague themselves."
He realized then he hadn't told Yuna about that last part.
Bartz continued his backwards march as he talked with his two new pals. A smile would quickly spread as Yuna would ask about chocobo talk, "My best bud Boko taught me," Bartz replied his eyes twinkling with admiration for the fine fellow. "Finest chocobo you'd ever meet even if he's a lil stubborn and isn't the best smelling guy." Bartz pinched his nose for emphasis before giving a small chuckle as his smile slid just a tad. It was getting pretty lonesome not having Boko around to adventure with, and Bartz could only hope that his pal was doing well and still enjoying the world without him. Bartz turned back to front facing so they wouldn't see his frown that he quickly shook off. No reason in bumming down the group on his account
"That's real nice of you," Bartz commented as Caius would inform them of his intentions with the girl once found. "I couldn't imagine staying my whole life in one place for so long," he mused as he rubbed his chins. "So you guys are mercenaries then? I wouldn't have thought you the type Yuna, but what do I know." He laughed wringing his hands in the fabric of his charred cloak. "I don't think I' have the heart for it. Doing nice things for money or bad things for money. I just wanta do what I wanta do."
"Yikes," Bartz would respond as Yuna told of a disease spreading through Provo. He tilted his head and pursed his lips, "Sounds like I left just in time. I don't think I'd make a very good monster." Bartz watched as the other two tensed at this story and busied himself with looking for chocobo tracks as they talked about it. He wouldn't turn his attention back until Caius had said his piece and then was asked what he was doing out here. "There's a king here? I didn't see any castles." Bartz commented his forehead furrowing as he tried to remember if perhaps he had seen one
"As for me, nothing nearly as strenuous as you two," Bartz said as he tried to find the tracks once more. "Just out here exploring and roaming. That's really what I do explore and roam just like Dad wanted me to. Trying to see the world from one end to the other and just enjoy the days as they come. I think that girl must have felt the same way otherwise why would she leave without telling anyone. Sometimes your heart is a better guide than a map or compass." Bartz bent down as he saw something glistening in the sunlight
"A-ha!" he would exclaim holding the Chocobo feather high above them for them all to see. "We're hot on the trail." Bending down he looked Vordrun square in the eye, "Can you sniff them out, bud, or is that a job for me?" He smiled before petting the dragon again before standing up. Bartz looked from Yuna to Caius waving the feather as he talked, "They must be close, and that girl either doesn't know how to properly mount such a majestic animal or its hurt so we need to find them fast." Bartz gave them both a solid nod before focusing on the ground and watching for more feathers.
Yuna gave Caius a relieved look when he said that they wouldn’t actually be returning the girl to the village unless she wanted to come. “I thought you might say that,” she said with a slight smile. “I agree. We should figure out what she wants to do. She must not be too keen on her future husband…” There was that twinge of familiarity again, but Yuna didn’t have time to ponder it as Bartz responded to her question about how he could talk to chocobos. It seemed his best friend was a chocobo, and Yuna fought a giggle as he talked about Boko.
“Were you raised with Boko?” She couldn’t think of any other way that a human could learn all the intricacies of the warks and kwehs that the birds communicated with. Bartz went on to reflect on his surprise that she was a mercenary, and she laughed softly, shaking her head slightly in agreement. “It’s true, I’m not much of a fighter unless people’s lives are at stake. I mostly take jobs where people need healed. Or where things are dire.” She didn’t think that she’d belong very well in a normal mercenary group, but the Dragonblades took all sorts of jobs and never minded what discounts or free services you gave. Yuna had enjoyed it so far, even though she was still a brand-new member, and she gave Caius a slight smile as she thought about it.
As they set out down the road and started sharing what they were doing outside of Provo, Yuna hesitated slightly when Caius asked about who was responsible for the plague that had hit the city. “He never told me his name,” she admitted. “But he was a tall man. A foot taller than me at least. Late thirties or early forties. Red hair down to his shoulders and yellow eyes. His clothing was odd—for Zephon at least. It was…something like a mismatched collection of robes, scarves, and striped pants. He had a black hat on.” That was as much as she could say about his appearance without delving into his mocking smile or hateful eyes, and Yuna was suddenly overcome with the urge to give them both a follow-up warning. “But…don’t fight him alone. If you see him.” Yuna paused uncertainly, wondering how much else she should say right now. Should she talk about the trails of black liquid that had leaked from his eyes? Should she talk about how much he had delighted in trying to kill her and that she had been forced to summon in a crowded hospital just to survive? What about how he had fought toe to toe with Shiva? Or that he was an unsent?
Maybe Yuna would talk to Caius about it later. She didn’t want to scare Bartz anymore after the terrible morning that he’d had.
Thankfully, the boys went on to talk about why they were there, and Yuna released the death-grip that she’d had on her staff without even realizing it. She was so distracted that she nearly missed that Caius said he had been to Provo to meet up with the king, but after a second it clicked, and she turned to stare at him. “The king…You mean Noctis? You found him?” She pressed a hand to her mouth, happy for Caius despite the yellow eyes still lurking in the back of her thoughts. “That’s wonderful! Are you going to stay near him for a while?” Truthfully, she still felt that she’d be incredibly honored to meet Noctis. Particularly since he appeared to be a summoner who had survived saving his world, and she was burning to learn how that was possible. Maybe she could ask Caius to introduce them soon.
Finally, Bartz took his turn and explained that he was there to explore and see what the world had to offer. “That sounds like a beautiful way to live,” Yuna commented. She didn’t think that anything like that lay in her future, but she could picture it. Waking up somewhere new every day. Giving up on her responsibilities and only doing something when she wanted to. It would never happen, but it was a nice thought. She admired Bartz for being such a care-free, wandering soul.
After a moment, Bartz dove to the ground, and Yuna initially tensed and gripped her staff, but he quickly popped back up, holding a yellow feather over his head before he allowed Vordun a sniff. Yuna laughed softly, remembering how Caius had showed him how to sniff out a deer on their first meeting. She imagined that he’d come along even further on hunting now, but she’d let Caius evaluate if Vordun could do it or not.
“They must be close, and that girl either doesn't know how to properly mount such a majestic animal or its hurt so we need to find them fast.”
“Hurt?” Yuna gave Bartz an alarmed look, lifting her skirt slightly to keep up as they took off down the road. “I can heal her if we find her in time, but…” Yuna let the end of the sentence dangle, but she knew she didn’t have to finish it. If she had been caught by monsters, then Yuna just prayed that this wouldn’t end in a sending. She'd done too many of those.
"Your best friend is a bloody chocobo?" Caius asked, which made him laugh a bit as it seemed so bizarre... But it seemed so like the lad he was just getting to know. "I mean, I guess one of my best friends is a dragon, so its not like I'm in a position to judge" He joked after that. "We used to have Chocobos in our world, but they just about went extinct when the plague and the Darkness took hold. Seeing them for the first time since I was a child when I came here to Zephon was... Weird" He admitted, scratching his head in turn. Yuna knew this story, as they'd rode chocobos on their first mission together and Caius had told said story. But Bartz didn't know. He hoped it would excuse his relative inexperience with the creatures, or at least ensure there were no expectations he could talk to them as Bartz could.
Bartz indicated he didn't find Yuna the type to take paid work, and Caius looked toward Yuna in turn a moment. She mentioned mostly taking healing jobs, which sounded about right. "The Dragonblades focus on jobs that will benefit others" He clarified. "Only reason we take a fee at all is because we've got folks who gotta finance equipment, curatives, food and drink, a roof over their head... You know, something to make them be a bit better than dead while they're trying to help people. A good deal of us would take jobs pro bono if we didn't need to eat. I know Yuna would at least."
But Caius went completely pale when Yuna would describe the plague monster. He knew it immediately, but he didn't want to alarm Bartz by bringing up how serious it was. "Ardyn" He simply spoke toward Yuna. "Do not engage him again. We'll talk on the subject later."
Of course he had told her about Ardyn. She knew all about him from the stories he'd told. So she would know just how depth there was when he spoke that name.
When the subject moved to Noctis though, he managed a smile. A smile that hid the fact he didn't know how to answer that question Yuna posed. Noctis was his liege, but... Caius was a different man now. He was loyal... Yet he had become his own man some time ago.
"I considered it" He admitted. "But while I'll probably work with him some... My place is with you, Celes and the others" He seemed to decide. Bartz would ask who he was, and he looked to him then. "I served the Kingdom of Lucis once upon a time, and Noctis was my liege. It seems he has found his way here as well."
Bartz talked about his own lifestyle. Just... Exploring the open road. It was nice, honestly. That sounded really nice and Caius could admit he was a bit envious. To shed his responsibilities and travel the world, just him and Vordun... Maybe one day he'd at least take a trip. But that was down the road. He still had work to do, he felt.
Sometimes your heart is a better guide than a map or a compass... Those though, were words he would remember.
But it seemed that Bartz had found a potential clue. Either the girl was injured, he seemed to figure out... Or just didn't know how to handle the bird right. When Bartz would ask Vordun for a scent, the dragon looked to Caius who nodded his head. "Scent" He commanded to Vordun who would begin sniffing the ground around them, the feathers in particular. "I've taught him to hunt, so this shouldn't be difficult" Caius pointed out. As if on cue, Vordun would immediately take off.
Bartz darted quickly behind the little fella as Vordrun would start running down along the trial. "C'mon!" he yelled waving Yuna and Caius forward with a large grin. Running down the trail in the open field felt like bliss.The sun felt warm in his hair and on his face as he tried to find his breath as it got used to the running. The feel of his calves stinging was a exhilaration, and it reminded him of the times he would challenge Boko to a race rather than just riding him to the next great big adventure. If he closed his eyes, he could almost imagine doing just that and his smile grew even brighter at it
Closing his eyes had been a mistake though. When he opened his eyes, the little dragon had stopped dead in its tracks. Bartz knew he wasn't going be able to slow down in time to avoid hitting the little fella, so he jumped over him seafely. He didn't stick the landing though. He didn't quiet get his balance right and he ended up tumbling over himself and getting a good mouthful of dirt. Yikes. He'd need to be careful, but he just laughed it off giving Caius and Yuna another wave pointing in the direction Vordrun was facing. "I think he's got a lead," Bartz pointed out before trailing off the path.
"You guys do sneak missions too?" Bartz whispered waiting for them to fall in flank as if they were trying to infiltrate a fortress. "Hope so, because if we're too loud we might just outright scare the chocobo, and we don't want that, but hey look up ahead!" Up ahead was a tree and beneath lay a chocobo and a girl lying next to it. It seemed the chocobo was awake and started kewing loudly even as Bartz put his finger to his lips. "Kweh kweh," he explained to it telling it he wasn't there to harm it and noticing the rough patches where the girls ankles' had dug too far in. "Hey lady," Bartz said miffed as the girl began to rise. "I know I told you to do what you want, but how are you gonna mishandle a chocobo like that. I think you owe him an apology," Bartz stood over the girls his hands on hips with a frown on his face. In the moment he had forgotten why they were there, and just wanted to make sure the girl knew she had hurt the creature and was waiting for her to apologize to it.
Caius’ expression turned somber when Yuna described the yellow-eyed man, and he gave her an unreadable look before dropping a single name that said everything. Ardyn.
“Do not engage him again. We'll talk on the subject later."
“Ardyn…” Yuna finally had a name to go with the face that had been plaguing her at night, and she froze in place before giving Caius a serious look. “You don’t mean…your Ardyn?” It was a pointless question to ask since he had an unusual name and he was infamous in Caius’ world, but she swore that he had said the man was dead. That Noctis had defeated him. Still, the other pieces lined up. Hadn’t Caius mentioned in his stories of Ardyn that he had turned humans to monsters? He had called them something strange though. Daemons, if she was remembering right. Was that what the people in the hospital had become?
Yuna was bursting at the seams with questions, but she knew that now wasn’t the time. Today, they were focused on Bartz and rescuing the missing girl, so she swallowed them back and tried to remind herself to be patient. “Yes,” she murmured to him. “Please. Let’s talk after this.”
Caius looked a little awkward after Yuna asked if he was going to stay near Noctis before he affirmed that his duty now was to the Dragonblades. Yuna was touched by the sentiment and gave him a small smile for it, but at the same time, she couldn’t help but wonder if something had happened between him and Noctis during their meeting. Still, that was Caius’ business, and she was sure that he’d talk about it when he was ready to.
After Vordun had picked up on the trail and taken off, Bartz went barreling after him, and Yuna did her best to keep up. She had to hold her skirt with one hand and balance her staff with the other hand at a slightly awkward angle, but she was able to keep them in her sights as she ran. Unfortunately, Vordun suddenly stopped to sniff a patch of the trail, and Bartz appeared not to notice. She assumed they were going to crash, but at the last second, he leapt over the small dragon and took a nosedive straight into the grass instead.
“Are you okay?” Yuna called to him, but Bartz appeared to shake off his fall as he waved them over to a tree near where Vordun had stopped. Yuna froze at the sight of the yellow bird and the slight woman laying in the shade of the tree, and she ran forward as soon as she was able to after Bartz had calmed the chocobo.
“It’s okay. We’re not here to take you back. We're just here to help.” Yuna tried to give the girl a slight smile as she knelt next to her. “Are you hurt anywhere?” She didn’t look to be injured, but Yuna thought it best to ask anyway.
Bartz seemed to be appalled at the shape the chocobo was in, so after a moment, Yuna frowned and turned her attention to the bird. “Oh,” she said with a wince, looking over the slight indentations and torn feathers in its side. “That does look painful.” She hesitated, before deciding that they did owe Bartz after burning his cape. “Well. I’ve never tried to use cure on a chocobo before,” she murmured, before scooting over and setting about trying to heal the bird. "See? No harm done..." She gave Bartz a pointed look, hoping that he'd focus on the girl instead now.
Caius had neglected to tell Yuna that Ardyn was still alive and here. At the time, it wasn't something he wished to burden her with when she was having her memory problems and trying to find herself. But now that she was in closer council... Well, there was far less room for secrets now. Her eyes told him that she was thinking back on the fact he'd said he was dead, and he nodded his head.
"I didn't wish to burden you at the time" He spoke calmly, deciding to answer it then and there. He would make time to speak with her about the matter in private when the time came. For now, they had a job to do. Still, the idea that Ardyn might be making daemons right now... It bothered him immensely. While the idea of seeing more daemons would normally make Caius avoid Provo... He knew that he needed to go and investigate eventually. This needed to end before this world became just like his.
They followed Bartz and Vordun until Bartz vaulted over Vordun when he stopped, his landing resembling that of a car crash back home. Vordun didn't look that happy about the near-collision either and promptly looked at Bartz with an irritated expression. Either way, it seemed they had a lead. And by a lead, it seemed they actually had found the girl and the chocobo. As they approached though, the last thing Caius had expected Bartz to do was chide the girl for not knowing how to handle a chocobo. Even saying she owed the creature an apology. Caius thought this was sparsely the time for that, but the chocobo was injured so he did think tending to it first at least was the right course of action. Once that was done, Caius decided to take the initiative as he approached the girl and spoke calmly.
"We're going back to the village, so we can tell your family that you are safe. And where you can get whatever you might need for provisions to last you awhile, as I doubt by what you're carrying that'll be enough to buy you enough time to find wherever means you're going to support yourself with" He remarked. "Once you can sneak that, I want you to meet me at the end of town at nightfall when everyone's gone to bed. I'm going to escort you to whatever town you're hoping to head for. No charge. If anyone spots you that night and tries to stop you, you keep going until you get to me and I'll take care of the rest."
He then looked to Yuna and Bartz.
"If you're in a hurry to get back to town, you can leave without me. Yuna can replace your cape and I can reimburse Yuna later."
Bartz eyed Caius, Yuna, and the girl as he waited for either help with the chocobo or for an apology from the girl. The girl still seemed like she was trying to come to grasp with being awoken so suddenly, so Bartz turned and knelt down near the chocobo. "What's your name, bud," he asked scratching behind the bird's ears as it kwehed and cooed leaning into Bartz palm. Finally Yuna came over and although hesistant began to tend to the chocobo's wounds. "Woah!" Bartz exclaimed as the white magic closed the tears in the birds skin. "Wow, that was so cool!" he said his eye wide and excited as he smiled at Yuna. "Doesn't that feel better, Chip?" Bartz kwehed a few kwehs and the bird responded in kind. "He says thanks!"
Bartz attnetion was turned back to the girl as Caius would talk to her. Bartz wanted to stay mad, but he couldn't stay upset now that Chip was back to health. Bartz shook his head and ran a hand through his hair as he just let Caius keep talking. Cool, if he wanted to take care of things then that was one less weight of of his own shoulders. He did hope the girl could find a way to explore the world to her heart's content just like he did. Maybe if their paths ever cross again, he'd offer to teach her how to properly handle a chocobo. Bartz was pulled from his thoughts as Caius asked if they wanted to go ahead of them
"I'm in no rush to get back, but I bet Chip is ready to get back to his buddies." Bartz kwehed to the Chocobo again about going back and the Chocobo stood excitedly. "And awesome, maybe I'll use this one as an extra blanket," he added as he furled out his charred and holed cape. No use throwing away something he could still use someway somehow. "Whatcha say Yuna?" he looked cocking his head and waving her to come along as he and Chip started walking. "By the time we get back, I bet I can get you talking with chocobos in no time!
Bartz seemed so pleased that the chocobo was feeling better that Yuna was glad that she’d tried to heal the bird. “Chip, huh?” She said with a slight smile as the bird thanked her through a few kwehs and Bartz translated. “You’re very welcome, Sir Chip.” She gave the chocobo a slight bow with a laugh bubbling up in the back of her throat. She rather liked Bartz, and she hoped that their paths would cross again after this. He seemed like one of the purest souls that she’d stumbled across in a while.
Meanwhile, Caius took care of the girl behind them, and Yuna smiled at him approvingly as he offered to escort her from the village to anywhere where she wanted to go. He was always willing to go the extra mile. That’s why she had joined up with him and Celes in the first place, even though a mercenary group wouldn’t normally be something that she’d be interested in. The Dragonblades had always felt different to her.
Yuna nodded when Caius suggested that she could head back to the village now with Bartz if they didn’t want to wait. “We do owe you a cape. Let’s go find you a new one,” she said to the brunette boy as she got to her feet, laughing when he made it clear that Chip was coming with them. “Really? You think I can learn?” She asked when he offered to teach her how to speak to chocobos. Yuna still wasn’t entirely sure how much he was just making up, but she was more than willing to take some lessons from him on the way back. It would be an amazing skill if it were true after all.
Yuna started to follow after Bartz, though she hesitated and turned back towards Caius at the last second. “...Be careful. We are near Provo, after all,” she murmured. “And I do still want to talk about Ardyn when we’re done here.” Shooting her friend a final wave, she turned and hurried forward down the road. She needed to catch up with Bartz and Chip, after all.
