She stumbled along, trying not to twist her ankle on rocks or submerged debris. She kept her arms wrapped around herself, more from her shivering than pain. Prince had moved far ahead of them. Sometimes she lost sight of him altogether as the stream gently curved and overhanging scrub and branches blocked her view. She didn't worry about it. They both could certainly use time to cool their anger. Besides, she wasn't alone. Avery kept pace with her, and a close eye on her. She kept her mouth clamped shut to keep from yelling at him. Would everything change now that they all knew she was a girl? She paused suddenly as she caught sight of Prince sitting up on the far bank. Maybe he'd calmed down already? It could be possible, they'd been walking for quite a while, long enough she couldn't feel her feet. As they approached he nodded his head upstream. "I found the road. We can wait here for the others." She looked upstream and could barely make out what looked to be a crude wooden bridge in the distance.
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