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Mada nodded, "right, so a market place is needed, as i recall there is one to the south, less than half a day's walk away." she smiled at that, "i've wandered this area for quite a while so i know a bit of the land and layout. though this is the first time i've been too this city." she turned south at the next corner and head that way, humming softly. when Lucas lit up the area so that there wouldn't be any shadows to help Charlie, her smile widened. they were already acting like companions, helping each other out and she loved it.

Luke stepped forward to help Charlie but then the other got up and seemed to be clam again. He did not intend to scare him, Lucas then looked to the others hand and noticed that he had hurt himself. He opened his mouth to say something but didn't and looked to the ground as he walked. He caused him to hurt himself by startling him, he most likely wouldn't accept any help that Luke offered now. "Sorry, next time I'll let you know." he spoke in agreement with the other.

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Charlie was not liking the ball of light, his mind kept on trying to relax, but he was not going to lull into a false sense of security, looking up and around for the shadows, only to find none. She tensed again when Mada's hand slipped into hers, making sure the other was wearing gloves before allowing the contact before she slipped away again. Mada was certainly bustling with energy, enough for Charlie and Lucas, and speaking of Lucas. "I don't like skin on skin contact." He said, slowing down to walk beside the man. The only parts of skin showing on the hermaphrodite were her hands, neck and face, and her ears if you really wanted to touch those.

And Mada was twittering around again, her pink pigtails swaying back and forth as she walked. How old was she? She had bows in her hair. It bugged him, deeply. A place for plants to grow, well that could be anywhere, and considering water was scarce, it had to be somewhere with shade. "I wasn't even aware there was a market." He muttered. She'd always scavenged for food or cans, catching animals and figuring out which plants were edible. He felt really behind on survival, but then again he'd avoided civilization. Oh, that was right, Charlie avoided it because of contact. Entertained by his shoes he thought a moment before speaking. "You two can go up ahead to the market, I'll walk around it and look for a place. How far ahead are we walking?" He asked toward both Mada and Lucas.

Lucas had been tired, and Charlie could walk for a few days before deciding to take a break due to sheer exhaustion. As a priestess, her job was to help people so no doubt she would take up a lot of time in the market just helping and curing people. The average person walked a mile an hour, and because Mada was carrying a bag, Charlie had his own small bag attached to his hip, and Lucas was again, exhausted. He predicted another mile or two before they took another break.

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Mada cocked her head to the side and looked at Charlie, "that's ok if you don't want to go, hun. but make sure to not abandon us, ok? cuz' if you try to i'll only stalk you." she winked and then peered around a building, "darn-" there had been plot of land, but it was covered in metal rubble. not good for growing plants. "how far? oh-let's see...." she looked around, and then gauged how fast they were walking, "about an hour-give or take a few minutes. all the real good places to camp around it are taken by the people who run it, but they stay close so if we rang out a bit we'll find a place to sit for a bi-AHA!" they rounded another corner and she found a good plot of land. "perfect! who wants apples?" she could feel there was a water source under them which was just what the growing plants would need. she dug into her bag and pulled out a thick pouch of apple seeds. "stay back a bit, ok?" she hummed as she moved, planting the seeds at an almost super human speed, finishing with the small plot of land quickly.

"Now, grow, grow, GROW!" she chanted childishly as she spun in a circle around the area. sure enough, with every time she said it, the seeds became sprouts, then saplings and finally full grown trees already bearing fruit. Mada turned to her companions and winked, "just call me Johnny Appleseed."