When Aleledai finally let him slump down to the thick log, Asui was already there, rocks piled into his right arm and a half finished ring of stones on the ground. Something about that set off an alarm in the back of Selati’s mind and it was another minute before he teased the half-formed anxious feeling to the front of his thoughts.
“Should we have a fire?” Selati asked. “We don’t know if the humans are chasing us or not. What if they see it?”
Aleledai slid out from under Selati’s arm when he lifted it away from Aleledai’s shoulders. A brief touch at Selati’s arm made him look away from Asui, up to Aleledai’s grin and bright eyes. “From previous experience, I can tell you the humans would only now be stumbling across their hidden companions. Besides, even if they found our trail, it is
