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Val saw that everyone was ready to go and cracked Flourish and Lilies reigns and then everything was set in motion. All the other wagons would follow her hopefully, these animals havn't moved much so she thought it best to be easy and go at a slow pace. Also, probably wouldn't travel to Mulden all in one day, it would be to hard on the horses. She chanted a rousing deep tune in an attempt to get the caravan's momentum going:

Cummer go ye before, cummer go ye
If ye willna go before, cummer let me
Ring-a-ring-a-widdershins
Linkin' lithely widdershins
Cummer carlin', crone and queen
Roun' go we

Cummer go ye before, cummer go ye
If ye willna go before, cummer let me
Ring-a-ring-a-widdershins
Loupin' lightly widdershins
Kilted coats and fleein' hair
Three times three

Cummer go ye before, cummer go ye
If ye willna go before, cummer let me
Ring-a-ring-a-widdershins
Whirlin' skirlin' widdershins
De'il tak the hindmost
Where'er she be

Yuka gives a giggle as her own wagon follows suit, pony up ahead pulling at the same pace as everyone else. "This is going to be an adventure!" she purrs to Mitexi. The duck opens an eye, glaring irritatedly before ruffling down into a comfortable spot again.

Lorelei untangled her skirts - now ripped, full of holes, and muddy - from yet another spindly, woody bit of underbrush. Her face was flushed red from exertion, and she swayed a bit on her feet. The trip was taking much more of a toll on her, pampered merchant's daughter that she was. Had been.

"W-what is it, Shami...?" she panted out, making her way to the woman's side. She bent double, nearly, arms crossed under her chest, as she tried to catch her breath. "Did you... see something...? A village?"

Lorelei bit her lower lip at the last word. A village could mean somebody would.. would... recognize her... send her home..

But they were so far from her "beloved" Port Tempranillo. That shouldn't - couldn't! - happen.

"... Do you know them?" Lorelei didn't know much about Shamira's culture... her connections... it only mattered that they were in love.

"I think I read somewhere... that gypsies tend to know each other, at least a little bit..."

She continued nibbling on her lower lip, dropping her eyes to the ground as she continued, softly, sheepishly. "But I'm probably wrong..."

"So... we're going to go down there?" The hill they were on, while not too high, was steep. Lorelei was, quite honestly, a bit nervous that she'd trip and tumble down the hill, with how tired she was.

And then came trying to get shelter... Lorelei was naturally shy, even around people she knew well, like Shamira. Approaching strangers, and begging for asylum... that scared her.

Leaving bruises on her lip from the pressure of her bite, Lorelei lifted her skirt up to around her knees, and attempted to follow Shamira down the hill.

Unfortunately, her worst fear came true when she stumbled over a small bit of underbrush, lost her balance, and went tumbling down to the road with a shriek, landing with an audible "THUD".

Flourish and Lily stopped suddenly rearing up, winnieing loudly at what they just saw. Val had a hard time calming them down. "What is it? What upsets you?" Flourish looked towards Val and stomped her heel onto the ground. Val then looked foreward at the road noticing the girl that hit with a thud. She wasted no time, and ran her wagon up close to her, jumping down to the girl.

"Are you alright?" She asked with huge concern in her golden eyes.

Val shot Shy a dirty look. "No I didn't run OVER her, how long do you think I have been driving Whistle Sticks?" Her attention went straight back to the stranger. "I will need to get some healing salves for that wound, and maybe some bandages and water to clean it, wouldn't want you to be infected." She cursed her inability at healing magic, well guess you can't do everything.

"Shy, will you watch over her while I get those things?" She went back into her wagon.