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Iota? Who the hay stall was Iota? She shook her head to clear that question. He just really wasn’t getting it. “you don’t have to leave.” For a while anyway. She kept that last part to herself. She sounded tired. “All I’m saying is having someone find out where she is. NOT YOU.” She emphasized the last part. “That way the group who will go down will have some place to look so they don’t end up having to search all the desert for her, and risk running into a bunch of nasty things.” She stopped and seemed to be searching for words. “You leaving would do more harm then good. We need a center, a base to come back to. That would be you.” Yes she had said we. She was not about to abandon delta and his family to misery. “I’ll even go to Demoni and the others for you and try and find out if that’s what it takes.”

Ah good boy he was figuring it out a bit. He used the word ‘we’ That made her smile just a touch. She didn’t catch that he had stopped behind her and she kept right on walking. “mm Don’t tell me what I can and can’t do. You’ll find I get my mother’s stubbornness and not even dad could top that. So Maybe rather then protesting like you are you could um help me plan so I stay safe?” She snorted softly.

Adaeze finally noticed that Delta was not behind her now. She stopped and turned cocking her head to listen. Hearing nothing but breathing that sounded wrong she was more confused. “Delta?” She was fairly concerned and turned her body to head back to him. “Delta? Are you there?” Her voice was small while she moved toward the breathing. It was different from Delta’s had been. She stopped a small distance away. She tried one more time. “Delta?” There was no denying the worry in her tone now. She was worried that he might have ended up back in the river or worse the one in the river came out and might be hurting him.

She moved toward the sound and the breathing so she stood right before it and could feel the presence of the other. Most would be uncomfortable with this closeness but it was what she used at times. Delta had something wrong? “Are you alright?” She moved again so the side of her head touched his neck. She then moved around Delta touching him with some part of her body and feeling around for any trouble spots. He didn’t seem stuck, but he wasn’t moving anyway. This was odd.

His head? Oh great was he hurt from before and didn’t say anything this whole time? Of all the stupid, just male things to do! She felt him slide down somewhat before he just disappeared from her ‘sight’. Using a very unladylike set of phrases her father would frown on she lowered her head and found Delta again. He was positioned oddly. “Delta are you bleeding? Did that other one from before hit you in the head? Delta?” She nosed him hard not caring if her metal mask hurt him a bit in the process. “Focus Delta.” She spoke with a growl in her throat and briefly considered biting him to get him to stay with her. “Help do you need help?” She could back track and try to find help. He was too big for her to carry and they might not make it far with him leaning on her.

Well at least that narrowed down the search she had to conduct. It didn’t sound very serious. Maybe that water one kicked him or something. She couldn’t remember if it was to sleep after such an incident or not. eh well if she kept him up he could rest later. “Hey Delta.” Her voice was much softer. “Tell me stuff what it’s like to see. Just keep talking. Stay with me now.” She nosed him much softer this time letting her metal mask stay in contact with his head. That should help a bit. If need be she could go to water and wet it. That would make it cooler and better right? “Delta stay here. I’m going to get some cold water. Keep talking to me though.”

Tell me about that other sight. Tell me what you see.” Adaeze didn’t really have any idea what he was talking about and didn’t care. She moved back to the water and felt for the bank edge with her hooves. She miscalculated and the small soft section of back gave way below her sending her tumbling into the water. Letting out a small shout she failed unintentionally sending herself further from shore and firm soil. She was lost in water and that made her panic.