They walked on in silence, except for Avril's frequent groan and winces whenever she tripped over a stick or a itchy leaves touched her skin. Tired of the unpleasant sounds, Dakar stood on all fours and made Avril mount his back. She carried the basket of arrows and that of the bread and water. Dakar wouldn't give her the bow and had it in his mouth.
"Why are you too silent today?" she asked after about an hour journey
"Thinking about stuff" he dimly replied
"What stuff?"
"Stuff I shouldn't be sharing with you"
"Hmm. That's strange. You usually share everything with me"
"Sorry for surprising you"
Ten minutes passed and Avril spoke up again "Won't you tell me what's wrong with you? I'm not used to seeing you quiet like this?"
"Nothing's wrong. I said I was just thinking about stuf
