Waking up in the morning, the four travellers ate some of the rations from their back packs before heading back out on their route, Gabriella, Vaughn and Olivia talked animatedly as they trekked across the fields in their path.
Stumbling across a small town, they entered cautiously, making their way to the one little shop that serviced the towns folk, to buy extra water and food. As Rowan silently paid, Gabriella talked to the young shop assistant who was eyeing the warrior curiously.
‘He’s mute’ Gabriella said in answer to the young girl’s inquisitive stare.
The shop assistant looked over at the princess with a small smile, ‘that’s sad’ she said softly, ‘did he have an accident? Or was he born that way?’
The group stared back at her hesitantly, taking in her appearance, from her blac
