After finally getting everyone fed and settled in, Shelli and I said our good nights to everyone, then headed deeper into the cave. Even though this was the first day, and I had been up since dawn, part of me still wasn't tired. I mean, that other part wasn't tired either, but I wasn't talking about my third leg.
"I am glad that everything worked out, but are you sure that you didn't want to go and say goodnight to Aria?" Shelli asked as we walked, and I smiled.
"I did say goodnight to her, but I moved faster than you could see," I explained, but the truth was that our exchange was very short.
I still felt a bit on edge with her, and neither she nor Mary were making any attempts to explain themselves.
"Well, that is good, but I am surprised that you ran into a princess who wasn't looki
