4 Journey (2/2)

”Shut up! You try catching your own food!” The young girl huffs while standing up from the water.

Ju once again shuts its beak and flies over near the river to catch a fish.

Not very long, a massive pile of raw fish rests beside the girl who had already begun grilling one of the large fish. Once done, the girl blows gently on it and gradually takes a savory bite of the grilled fish.

Although not seasoned, it still tasted better than the berries Rin had merely eaten on her way over. Seeing as the young girl was satisfied with her meal, Ju begins to rawly eat the fish before it.

After she had completed her meal, Rin wrapped the rest of the cooked fish in a torn piece of cloth and conserved the rest of the filtered water in the leather pouch.

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For the next couple of days, Rin journeyed through the woods by foot. Without money, she was incapable of hitching a ride or staying in any suitable inns nearby and possibly buy some food.

Despite this, Rin preferred traveling by foot. It created less attention towards her - due to the excessive amount of travel her clothes became dirt covered and smelly.

After a week, Rin traveled upon a rugged area near the mountains. She had planned to rest there for the day seeing as the sun was setting and her stubby legs became bitterly sore.

When approaching a nearby tree, Ju's keen eyesight caught sight of a fast shining object approaching their way.

With a harsh screech, Rin caught on to his warning and dodged the approaching shining object flying her way.

She had early on heard a faint buzzing sound approaching her as she ducked for cover. Falling onto the dirt covered ground, Rin stared up at the tree above her to see a sharp arrow.

Someone shot at her.

Narrowing her challenging eyes in the direction the arrow came from, Rin slowly crouches down on the ground and hides behind a large rock.

With the sound of horses heavy footsteps coming her way, Rin lowers her body even further her emerald eyes sharply gazing at the approaching figures.