Chapter 6

POV: Ashlynn Miller
- Looking up through shear exhaustion ash can see the fort Ebonhold rising through the forest just north of the road.

- With the goal in sight she forces her weary muscles forward

- Tad hasn't made any noise in a while but looking back would have slowed her momentum

- Coming around the bend in the road the guards at the gate see her and Tad and shout for aid.

- The game doors open as she reaches them

- once inside the walls she collapses and others from the patrol division gather around.

- As she kneels in the mud with her hands on the ground supporting her, the watch captain steps forward from the crowd.

- Yelling "All you slack jawed idiots don't just stand there get him to the medics."

- Ashlynn looks up. "Reporting for duty sir. Sorry we lost some of the grain."

- The captain takes a knee next to her. "What happened patroller?"

- Taking a deep breath to both composer herself and collect her thoughts Ashlynn recalls to the captain what had happened at the ill fated lunch stop.

- As she explains the place where they stopped. A look of amazement comes across the captains face.

- "So you pulled that cart all the way from there. That's over a dozen miles."

- "yes sir"

- "you did good, let's have the medics look over you just in case though. Can you stand?"

- Ash tries to stand, but her legs give out and the captain catches her.

- With the captain supporting her they make their way to the medics building.

- As they enter there is a flurry of activity all around a cot in the center of the room.

- The medics are working fast around the still body of Tad.

- There is a lot of blood.

- One of the trainee medics turns and sees them walking through the door.

- "another one?"

- "No I think this is just exhaustion, she was the one who got him here. Pulled him for twelve miles in a cart in three hours."

- "hmmm... put her in that cot there and get her some food. She should be good to go after some rest and a good meal. Well check on her later."

- The captain leads ash over to a cat along the wall, she more or less collapses onto it.

- As the captain leaves to send someone to get her some food she fades into sleep.