"So…you live quite a ways from the town," I said as I looked around for any signs of humanity. We were surrounded by tall trees and walked around shrubs, logs, and other natural…things. I would assume we were completely off-trail from where we were before.
"I'm not taking you to my home in the town. There's a house far from the town, so no one would be able to find you." Alastair said. He carried a wild hog on his back that he caught a few miles back. I offered to carry it, but he refused. Said the horse would be too tired after carrying both the hog and I for so long. I shrugged. *I tried to be nice, and that is what counts.*
"Hmm. What about you?" I asked. "The officials will know something's wrong when you go back empty-handed."
"I'll tell them you never made it to the kingdom. A lie to buy us some time."
