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The Leader was a Horse that said, "I am Pete Leader of the 'Blue Water Tribe', and We are here to help the 'Great Spirit'. He gestured Behind him, and he said "These are Cloths, Blankets, Food, and Herbs. There are also Males that will be Guards for her Until she is Well."
They were all Shocked about what was happening here, and Alex went up to them and said "We have all the Food and Supplies that we need. We also don't need anyone else to act as a Guard. All you need to do is Stay Away and make sure that you Wash Off before you go back to your Females. Males can be Carriers of the Sickness that she has, and we were in the Same Area As her. Don't Tell anyone about her being here Either, it will bring you all Problems, Not Blessings."
Leader Pete was Shocked when he heard this but Looking at the fact that Two of the Males had Four Bands and the Dragon, they had with them had Five. They didn't seem to need the Two and Three Banded Males that he Brought with Him. The Only Male that would be of any use was the Only Four Banded Male that They had in the Whole Village. Calling on Him to come Forth and to bring the Treasure with him. What Greeted him at the Front however were Sour Expressions from Scarlet's group. When he made it to the Front he said, "I am Henry a Horse Male from the 'Blue Water Tribe'. I am here to Give the 'Great Spirit' Treasure and Protection."
Before Alex or Doctor Sebastian could decline Them on all fronts Ryder said "We'll take the Treasure, but you can Keep the Help. As a Five Banded Dragon there is Nothing Short of the 'Great Spirit' that can get past me. I'm sure that she will like the Treasure though so you can be on your way now, Just Remember to keep your Mouths Shut about her Location."
When Henry went to put the Treasure down Alex was about to say something when Doctor Sebastian Stopped him. Ryder Stepped up to the front and said "You can go now. We will let Her know that You gave this to her and Offered Your Assistants."
The Males from the 'Blue Water Tribe' didn't know what to do, since they were Clearly not Welcome to see her. Since she was Sick and had more than enough Protection then they were Rendered Useless. There was Nothing that they could do but go back to the Village and be ready at any time to help the 'Great Spirit'. Whenever she may Need it.
Signaling to the Group to Head Back to the Village Leader Pete took One Last Look at the Males that were Protecting the 'Great Spirit'. Wishing there was Something that he could do for her. Since she had All that, she Needed, He can't do anything about it now. As he turned to leave, he said "Please take Good Care of her, and Let us know if she needs anything. We are Always ready to help her with anything anytime."
When they were out of sight and Far enough away that the group felt comfortable to go back Ryder took the Treasure and They all headed back to the Cave.
As soon as the Group returned to the cave Nick was fast to ask what happened. After he seen the Treasure that Ryder had he became Very Confused. "Weren't you going out to Deal with Intruders that were coming here? How did you end up Bringing Treasure back?"
Doctor Sebastian didn't care about explaining and went over to Travis to ask how she was doing. She seemed to have calmed down quite a bit and was resting Better, but something was still off with her attitude.
Travis said that she had calmed down after he Kissed her for a while and had been resting quietly. Only becoming a little restless when they returned.
Doctor Sebastian sat there for a minute and said "I think that she was reacting to the Large Group that was coming. She said that she couldn't turn it off Remember?" Taking a breath and trying to clear his head he continued "If that was the case Kissing her was unnecessary this time, but She was also Not Hearing you so it may have been Necessary." Going into Deeper thought Ryder said "What are you talking about? She can't turn what off? I still don't understand the kissing thing either."
Alex got Mad at all his questioning and said "And you won't be Understanding anything either. You are here because we can't get you out, but she can when she is better. Your time here is limited so don't think you are One of Her Males and need to help do anything."
Laughing out loud he tried to be cocky and say something, but his Balloon was busted when they all quietly made "Ssshhhing" sounds because Scarlet started to get woken up when she needed her rest.
When he looked at her, he quieted down and Kept Quiet. He needed to just bide his Time to get the 'Great Spirit' not Justify himself and his Many Outstanding Qualifications that would make him the Better Mate for her then these powerless Males.
Ryder then stopped in himself mid thought because He realized what exactly he was thinking. He can't be her Mate. His job is to Deliver her to his Big Boss, and he needed to complete his Task soon. Sitting down and Staring at her in the Tigers arms he said, "Why don't you just Mate with her? That way she will have your strength and be able to fight the sickness?"
Travis looked at him like he was the Biggest Pest in the world and said, "What do you mean?! When we have her others sleep Not Us because we need to Keep an eye on her and anything out of the ordinary. If we are asleep then something could happen to her, and we could be To Late to help her. Now mind your own Busyness about Our Female and Get Lost."
With that he turned back to Scarlet and just watched her sleep with a Peaceful Sleepy look on her Face. Smiling to Himself he was totally oblivious to the fact that Ryder was looking at Both of them with Hate and a Little Envy in his eyes.
When the Sun was about to come up Scarlet started to wake up some and Travis Sniggled her asking in a quiet voice "Are you awake My 'Little Spirit'?"
Scarlet Snuggled him back and said in a Tired Raspy Voice "Yeah, but still sleepy. I can't sleep anymore though. What's going on?"
Confused Travis thought that she was talking about Ryder and said "That Dragon from before found us and is here to act as a guard for you until you are better. We would have gotten rid of him, but he is a Five Banded Dragon and can't remove him by force." Ashamed of the last Part he lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry we are too Weak to remove him."
Scarlet didn't understand what he was talking about until she turned her head and got an Eye Full of Up the Males Cloths. Squeezing her eyes shut and moving her head away from him back to Travis' She said "Not him. He will be leaving soon. I'm talking about the Male coming here. Were we discovered again?"
Travis looked concerned about this and said "Yeah, yesterday during your bath a Female out with her Males were here. Don't you remember? There the 'Blue Water Tribe' and they tried to send Food and other supplies here last night. Along with Guards too. Ryder the Dragon over there brought back the Treasure that they wanted to give you and sent them away."
She could only look at him with a Curious gaze as yesterday's events started to unfold in her mind. Remembering that People came, but not the Dragon Ryder. Looking at Travis she said, "Someone's coming, and I don't know his Energy." With that Ryder got to his feet and started to head out to scare him off when he heard a small Voice say "Stop."
Without even thinking about it he stopped and turned back to her before he noticed what he was doing. Which was weird for him because he always did what he wanted even with Big Bosses Orders, but he listened to her without Missing a Beat.
Travis Asked "So, What would you like to do?"
Her eyes never left his as she said, "I want to talk to him."
This shocked Everyone in the cave. Even Nick and Alex who just woke up when they heard her talking.