When I open my eyes Alannis has already been untied and is sitting up rubbing her wrists. Ruby is already in human form, I see her over by the fire, but she won't meet my eyes. I should probably pretend nothing happened so she settles down.
After checking on the stew and finding it ready I call everyone to dinner. After serving everyone I sit down to eat my stew, it turned out really tasty and filling. It hopefully will go a long way towards restoring the slaves' health.
Once everyone has had their fill there is still enough stew left for breakfast so I move it off the fire. I take the tent and bedrolls out of my pouch and hand them to the women. It isn't enough for everyone but they will have to make due as best they can.
Now I wish I had been a bit more thorough in looting the enemy, but I didn't expect to collect this many additional people. As I am trying to think of anything else I have that might be useful to them Alannis comes over and sits next to me.
