Taking out jerky for everyone, Oli changed the subject, "Hurry up and recuperate. We've still got daylight to burn. I'd rather not travel at night and chance running into something else."
"But--"
"Johan, breathe, don't speak. You too, Leon." Oli explained, "Even if we've been found out, I'd rather we continue on and not get too anxious about bandits. So it's best to create as much distance as possible and continue moving forward. But I'll be on guard duty at night."
"Won't you get tired and--"
"I'll rest when we gather the lilies. If anything, I may not mind running into bandits. I just don't want that happening on their terms while we're at a disadvantage. So long as we're rested enough and working together, we should be fine against any adepts."
"Oliver, are you sure about that?" Shadur asked.
Nodding, the broad young man replied, "Yeah. If Jonon and Hurman didn't believe that, do you think they would've agreed to this?"
"Well, no…"
