‘People don’t take trips, trips take people.’ -John Steinbeck
Ember
Almost a week later, we were packed up and ready to leave with the food supplies to trade with the Mirror River pack. We would be trading corn and potatoes for steel and wool. The steel would be used to make weapons and other necessities the pack members needed. The wool would be used for clothing and blankets.
Killian and I were mounted on our horses while two warriors drove the cart of food supplies. Kit, Otis and Cyrus were mounted on horses to accompany us yet again. Their company was a welcome sight again.
It would take us two days of slow moving to get to the Mirror River pack. Travel during the day was quiet as we all stayed alert for any signs of trouble. Bastet rode in my lap or in Killian’s. They were beco
