Sultir watched Garen approach and could see the Man's thoughts clearly on his face as he searched fruitlessly through the brush. Garen had seen him at the meeting before the group had departed and now hoped to find a stow-away. Sultir shook his head; astonished at how close Garen's musings were to the truth. However, Sultir had been paying close attention to the group and had known what it meant when Jemel stopped them. He'd quickly hidden his horse and climbed a tree and it was by the grace of Yavanna that it hadn't been an Elf who went to investigate. Well trained as Garen might be, he didn't know how to find an Elf who really didn't want to be found.
After several minutes of poking into the bushes, Garen gave up and returned to the Elves, very disappointed not to have found anything. He remounted and they continued on down the road. Faedhros gave a last look into the trees and his eyes met Sultir's. The boy heaved a sigh of relief that Faedhros was on his side. He'd have to be more careful in the future, though.
[ January 20, 2003: Message edited by: Susan Delgado ]
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