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The two elves walked quickly towards the destined meeting place of the company. The sun sank low behind the hills of the west and darkness began to blanket the land. Thick clouds shrouded the stars and moon stopping any light from illuminating the path before them. The guards had been securely tied at their last stop and the only chance of freedom they had was if a friend came upon them to free them.

A light rain began to fall as they treked onwards. Their first instinct was not to stop in case more guards picked up their trail, but as they continued through the night, soaked to the bone, they finally decided that they need shelter if they were to make it to Weathertop strong, and able for fighting if the case need be.

Finding shelter in a small cove of trees, they hung their cloaks and most of their clothes on the branches to dry. Since starting a fire was out of the question, the two drifted off to sleep.

Despite the rain, Ani Dao slept long. Physical endurance had fatigued her agile body. Her sleep was undesturbed by dreams and she woke like she usually would on travels, just an hour before sunrise. Sitting up, she stretched and dug out her water canteen, taking a satisfying drink. Burzdol was still sleeping on a soft patch of moss, his face calm and peaceful.

She wandered out of the clearing to a little stream, full with the supply of rain the nigth before. She refilled her canteen and removed her boots, setting her feet slowly in the cool water. Leaning back in the grass her hand strayed to her neck and she began to play with her feather pendant.

The she-elf must have dozed because when she awoke, a small rabbit was playing in her boots and her feet were numb. The sun's rays were sneaking up over the hill, drying the soaked earth. Licking the little droplets of dew that had formed on her lips, she sat up and removed her feet from the little creek. The elf rubbed feeling back into them and placed them back into her boots. Ani Dao then shooed away the rabbit she realized she probably should have caught and cooked for her and her companion.

Mozying back up to where Burzdol lay still sleeping she checked her clothes. All of them dry she put them on, and began to search for something to eat. Finding a good piece of bread and some cheese in the bag that Kemiturien had given them, she took off a chunk and broke it into two pieces. Rousing Burzdol, she gave half to him and ate the rest quickly.

When they got back on their way, the earth had soaked up all the water, and traveling was made easier. It was mid afternoon by the time they finally reached Weathertop ...