Pali and both boys have been traveling for half of a day right back towards where they'd left Meric and Ferra. That they had gotten their new wagon and donkey and were wanting to reunite.
Pali had just driven off the medial side of the street to let an oncoming army carriage by. That he and the boys were doing the most common by facing the carriage and bowing their heads, hoping they'd be ignored.
As an alternative, the carriage stopped directly facing them. That he and the boys gave one another nervous looks.
"Raise your heads. " A feminine voice said.
Pali looked up and saw Meric staring down at him.
Pali and neither of the boys said any such thing and merely gaped at her.
"Stop staring and unload the carriage. " She said, nearly looking amused.
"Is Ferra inside? " Pali said.
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