Tanith sighed as she heard the moving idea. "Yes Ahmad, we must move, but earlier. This bad feeling. Its not good. We must move, as soon as we possibly can." she said. There was panic blazing in her eyes, she was scared, afraid. "Ahmadrysl, we must move tomorrow, and you must announce this tonight. We pack tomorrow at dawn and move at noon. We'll be by the river by night and we can rest there before continuing our journey."
She eyed him carefully, she was almost going to breakdown to tears, her voice was tense, stammering, her tone betraying her. She glanced away. "This feeling is not fake." she whispered.

Bale smiled back. "Yes it does get lonely here, but I've managed to learn how to cope, I..." he had begun to talk about his father without realizing, but he dismissed the subject. "There's something you need to know." he whispered and looked around before back at her. "We need to get out of here. There's something going on in the forests, and I know where to go to stop it." he explained, looking straight into her eyes seriously. Though some of it was doubt, he couldn't afford her to know.

Ahmad watched her for a moment, a small frown crossing his lips. He wanted to argue, to tell her that he made the decision, but... he couldn't help but agree with her. She was upset, in near panic, and it had to be for some good reason. He moved closer to her, wrapping his arms around her, rubbing her back lightly, something uncommon for him, considering his standing, he rarely was this... forward, but they were alone, and she was afraid. "Come with me, we must tell everyone to finish their dinner and do what they can before they sleep, then they must be quick in the morning. We will leave at noon." He didn't stammer, there was no doubt in his eyes, for when he made a choice, he rarely doubted it. He was a good leader in that sense, he went with his options, and didn't change, or waiver from the plan, and quite usually... he was right. But this all seems different.

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Renn watched him for a moment, "We will be leaving soon enough, I'm sure. Ahmad has already pushed forward the move, I believe, to just a weeks time, is it? Do not worry..." She said with a small frown. "What is the matter?" she asked, knowing it had to be something. Why would he be in such a hurry to leave?

Tanith had been slightly distracted by the panic she was in, and she gasped in shock when she was pulled into Ahmad's arms. She held him a little tensely at first, but then relaxed in his grip. She gave him a tightened grip before moving away, suddenly feeling a little better. She took a deep breath, suddenly feeling a little embarassed. No one had ever seen her in this state, she was always strong and never showed a weakness, what changed now?
"I'm good.. now.." she managed to say, a smile faltered on her lips. "Alright, lets go?" she asks, glancing at him.

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Bale's eyes widened. "A weeks time?" he exclaimed, his hands to his head as he panicked and racked his brain for a plan. Glancing at her, he watched her carefully. He shook his head. "I've already told Ahmadrysl what is going on. I'm sure he wouldn't keep his plans." he said, frowning at the floor.
"There's something wrong, someone has been in my tent that isn't from the tribe, as far as I know.. They stole my axe.. and left a letter behind, it had a symbol on it.. when I showed Ahmadrysl he said it was something like in a valley of sorts, in the east.. Ahmadrysl said it was past the mountains." he explained.

Ahmad put his hand on her cheek, looking at her. "It's going to be alright." He whispered, a small smile on his face. Taking a deep breath he dropped his hand to his side, the turned around, looking outside of the tent. "Come, we need to quickly inform everyone, so they will be ready by noon tomorrow." He sighed and exited the tent, knowing she would follow him. Most people were still outside, just finishing dinner and doing the evening chores before relaxing a bit, then of course, bed. His people would follow him, that was not the issue, but they would be worried, considering he was so suddenly leaving. He made for the first grouping, they all saw him coming, and new something was up by the serious look on his face.

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"Trust that he will do what is right." Renn said with a small smile, looking at the boy. "I believe in him." She really did, but still, all of this worried her. Had he dealt with something like this, and if Ahmad could really handle this by himself. "What can we do? It is up to Ahmad, and we need to trust him. Please do not worry..." She pleaded, looking at him, a small frown on her lips now.

Tanith quickly took a deep breath before following the man outside. The night was quiet and she could hear the soft coo's of an owl close by. It told her danger was not near right now, because when animals are close, you're safe. Animals know best. This thought reassured her, and approaching a group of people, she cleared her throat.
"We have some very important messages to pass on to our clan, will you be able to help us by passing this on?" she asks politely, and at a curt nod, she continues, "Ahmadrysl will explain. I have some errands to attend," she states, and simply walks to another group, saying the exact same thing, the more people who know, the faster it'll pass on.

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Bale shook his head at her answer. "How can I not worry? Simply moving will not help our clan, nor the forest!" he exclaims, before quickly realizing what he had said and correcting himself, "Your clan.."
Bale mumbled to himself before adding a little more under control, "And whoever is doing this wants me."
"I mean.. this just can't be all a coincidence.. it took MY axe, and replaced it with a letter, to me. And it has to be a coincidence that I happen to be a 'criminal' or someone that isn't trusted because I trespassed."
Bale thought for a moment, and he realized what this person wanted, but it was his only choice. This person wanted him to go alone, so that Bale would look like he was escaping, and he sighed as he knew it was going to happen. It's the only way.. he told himself.

Ahmad watched her, then continued where she left off, "As you've noticed, it's gotten colder, and food is harder to find. I want to move camp by tomorrow, as quick as we can. I ask that you help pass this on, then begin packing, we leave by high-noon tomorrow." They looked slightly shocked, but said nothing to him. What were they to try and question his judgment, right? The older woman nodded and turned away, returning to what she was doing before he got here, and the others quickly got to work. They all knew what to do, so he was confident that the move would not be too much of a problem. He continued on to the next group, following just behind Tanith, until ever family had been told, and preparations were already underway.

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"Our clan." She corrected him after pausing, thinking about what he had said. "Ahmad invited you to be with us, and I know you're innocent." She managed a smile, looking out the tent for a moment. She could see quite a bit of movement in the camp, and she wasn't sure why. "Well your tent is closer to the forest, and the only one that was unattended at the time. Do not worry, you are not in this alone..." Renn grabbed his hand, trying to comfort the boy, trying anything to just get him to understand that he did belong here now.

[[Sorry this took so long... life has been very busy.]]

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