"Oh eh..." I stumbled on my words as I was drawn back to the present. The worry of my father will have to be put on hold for now, it wasn't even certain I would see him anytime soon. "No..." I responded quickly as I realized I was asked a question. "I can barely feel it" I lied. But I was not sure if the memory of when it was made hurt more than it did at the moment. It felt more sore than anything. And annoying. I tilted my head and gazed up the elven boys body.. from top to the feet and wrinkled my nose slightly. He stank! But it did hide him quite well. I'm sure he is from a finer family, thats something that dawned on me as I thought back on his behavior and words. No wonder he was so tense. Not to mentioned slightly rude. Maybe he thought I was beneath him? I felt tempted to ask what his problem was but forced myself to smile instead.

"You.. ehm.. got any ideas on where to head next?" I asked again, noticing how it got darker by the moments that passed. Spending another night outside was not so tempting, especially since there might be wild animals around.. or more guards, if you can call them that.. and the latter sounded more threating to me than the animals if I were to be honest.