"You miss Hive?" Kade remarked with barely suppressed laughter, thinking about how tense Sid had been when the herd had ran them down in Roke. "I dunno, for some odd reason I don't think Hive would agree to cart us around like these two girls. Even if they do try to break their own necks."
Based on his shared memories with the Hive that was definitely true. They'd have more likely trampled them then allowed themselves to be ridden.
Most of the wood around them was dry enough for their purposes, despite the persistent dampness of the ground, so it didn't take too long for Kade to scrape together a fire and enough extra firewood to last them through the night. He even dragged out the tarp and laid it out for them to sit on rather than on the moist muddy grass under the trees.
He poked at the burning logs with a branch until he was content that they'd well and truly caught, putting it down with the rest of the wood as Sid came up and settled in at his side.
"Hey." Kade responded with a welcoming grin as he stretched his legs out towards the fire with a sigh. Riding had definitely been harder on his body than he would have predicted, the muscles in his legs and lower back ached with a warmth he generally only associated with a long workout. Although he supposed staying upright on a horse's back while it trotted along for hours was technically a workout of a sort.
His attention was pulled back to Sid at the halting question though.
"A... hook?" He questioned, utterly baffled. A glance down at his truncated limb - he could only assume that was the 'hand' Sid was referring to - didn't clear anything up. How was a hook supposed to help? "I'm not sure what you mean, Sid." A slight frown creased his face as he looked over at the blonde questioningly.
Based on his shared memories with the Hive that was definitely true. They'd have more likely trampled them then allowed themselves to be ridden.
Most of the wood around them was dry enough for their purposes, despite the persistent dampness of the ground, so it didn't take too long for Kade to scrape together a fire and enough extra firewood to last them through the night. He even dragged out the tarp and laid it out for them to sit on rather than on the moist muddy grass under the trees.
He poked at the burning logs with a branch until he was content that they'd well and truly caught, putting it down with the rest of the wood as Sid came up and settled in at his side.
"Hey." Kade responded with a welcoming grin as he stretched his legs out towards the fire with a sigh. Riding had definitely been harder on his body than he would have predicted, the muscles in his legs and lower back ached with a warmth he generally only associated with a long workout. Although he supposed staying upright on a horse's back while it trotted along for hours was technically a workout of a sort.
His attention was pulled back to Sid at the halting question though.
"A... hook?" He questioned, utterly baffled. A glance down at his truncated limb - he could only assume that was the 'hand' Sid was referring to - didn't clear anything up. How was a hook supposed to help? "I'm not sure what you mean, Sid." A slight frown creased his face as he looked over at the blonde questioningly.
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