She pulled the pouch out of her pocket and put it on her father''s desk to everyone''s surprise. Shiloh leaned over and asked if she did it again. Endermon said she hadn''t meant to, she just thought someone might be able to figure out the red powder and there it was.
Endermon''s parents were staring at the pouch in confusion. Endermon looked at them and said sometimes her wishes immediately came true. Before they could ask Endermon said there wasn''t any pattern to it and no, not all wishes came true. She''d already tried.
She pointed to the pouch and told them what was in it and why it was so important. They still looked slightly confused but her father nonetheless pushed a button and a servant appeared. A few words were said and the servant whisked the pouch away to places unknown.
As Endermon watched them go, her mother said that they would let her know when they found out anything. Endermon let out the breath she was holding and then you''d her parents that as lovely as it was to be home for a little bit, she felt the group should get back to the estate.
After the hugging was finished, they promised to write, or just send an animal. And Endermon and Shiloh went to her room to gather their belongings. Endermon took this opportunity to switch out her clothing. She didn''t give Shiloh a warning, but it didn''t matter.
Shiloh was in the middle of going over the things they''d need to do when she stopped mid-sentence. Endermon glanced over her shoulder to see Shiloh staring at her. She asked if there was something she could help Shiloh with.
And in the blink of an eye Shiloh was there and they had some fun. Afterwards they were discussing all they''d need to do to get back to the estate. They''d have to stop and get both Rutus and Dresden, they''d need to stock up on food and drinks, make sure they had enough various other necessities.
Shiloh mentioned the cart would be lighter and could be harder to control. She was being sarcastic and Endetmon swatted her arm playfully.
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With the last of their stuff gathered, they headed out of her room and towards the palace gates. They were met by her parents and they had some bags with them. At first Endermon thought one or both might be joining them, but they just made travel bags to aid in their journey to the estate.
They parted at the gates and had a semi-emotional goodbye. Then Shiloh and Endermon hopped on their horses and went off towards the mountains. As they rode, they talked about their time away from the estate.
They had only been riding a while when Shiloh asked what was in the bags her parents packed. Endermon said it could be anything and so they stopped to check out the bags. They found food and supplies. But at the bottom of the bags had a wrapped package for both Rutus and Dresden.
They put the stuff away and because it was late enough in the day, they decided to have lunch. It wasn''t extravagant, just enough to sustain them until dinner where they eould hopefully be closer to the mountains. Best case scenario was Rutus would meet them at the base of the trail.
But they had been riding all day and while they were closer, they still had a little ways to go. After dinner they set up camp. They snuggled together to the crackling of the campfire.
In the morning they had breakfast, coffee, and rode off in that order. By lunchtime, they had reached the mountain trail. This time they walked their horses the entire way to where Rutus''s friend was.
But this time it looked abandoned. They put their horses in the stable, which fortunately had food and water for the horses. Endermon told them to get to safety in case trouble happened upon them. The horses nodded, and tucked into the hay.
They headed to the mountain clearing where they met up with Rutus. They asked what happened to her friend and Rutus said her parents gave him a job at Rutus''s space. It was coming along nicely and even had a closed off part that Rutus could go into and make stuff without being seen.