In the Nest

[Cujo - Jaydn - Kurt]

[Jaydn:]

"Shunji; he's...definitly not a guy I'd want to find myself alone with," I said, adding silently, 'He'd probably stick a knife in my back.' "So, we should probably bring food if we're going to go wander around in the desert. We could probably go by horseback, if you wanted. Doesn't matter to me."

[Azen]

[Azen]

Horseback? Anjay had described the animals to me, and how they were able to carry larger beings across vast distances, but I'd never actually seen one. There were few non-shifter animals that I had came in contact with. I tried not to look clueless as I responded: "It doesn't matter to me."

[Cujo - Jaydn - Kurt]

[Jaydn:]

I scowled at him. "You aren't much help." I sighed and gestured towards the market, saying, "We might as well get what food we're going to bring with us now. If we don't, they'll be out of everything that's worth getting."

[Azen]

[Azen]

"Cool, lets get some Sunny D!"

//no, totally kidding, he didn't really say that//


[Azen]

"Yeah, I'm sure the market's real busy." From the amount of people I'd seen inside the nest, the market must be packed. "If it's-" I quickly stopped myself. Jaydn must be getting irritated with my reminiscing by now. I looked at him from the corner of my eye. "Er...sorry. That must get annoying. It's just...it's the only home I've ever had. And the people there don't want to kill me." I smiled at him sheepishly. "Maybe you can find a home there too."

[Cujo - Jaydn - Kurt]

//Sunny D is yummy, though!//

[Jaydn:]

I shrugged. "Maybe." I walked out of the shade, scowling at the sun hit me. I walked towards the market, not bothering to look over my shoulder to see if Azen was following me. He better have; I had no idea what he liked to eat. If he wanted any say in what we brought, he had better come with now; I wasn't going back later.

[Azen]

[Azen]

I was right on one account: the market was crowded. However, it was also rather large, so there were plently of stalls to look around in. I wandered over to a few of them, their clerks casting me a weird look because I was new, and was surprised to see that a lot of them had very good wares. I always kept JAydn within eyesight, and he was getting more weird looks than I was.

There was one more disconcerting factor about the market, something that almost made me on edge. Every single person around me, child to adult, was some kind of snake. I'd never seen so many people of the same origin and species that it just blew my mind.

Before I could start casting nervous glances, Jaydn walked out like he planned to leave, so I quickly caught up with him.

[Cujo - Jaydn - Kurt]

[Jaydn:]

"We should probably rest if we're going to head out at nightfall," I said as I headed back to the Nest, realizing Azen had caught up with me. I walked into the Nest, ignoring the other dancers that turned to look at Azen and me and just went across to where I slept most of the time. I pulled a bag out from beneath the blankets and stuck the things I had gotten at the market into it, then pulled out another and held it out to Azen. "Here."

[Azen]

[Azen]

"Thanks," I said gratefully, taking a few things he had gotten and throwing them in. Hard to believe it was just night again, and a few days ago I was probably clear across a whole Kingdom. Now I was in a dancer's nest filled entirely with snakes and sitting next to another cobra who had taken me in on some kind of whim. "I don't really know why you helped me, but thank you." I didn't wait to see his response as I strached out on the floor. I didn't know if I would get to sleep tonight.

My dreams were of sand.

//end of thread//