The plain stretches out, bland, flat, unending.
Kaline gushes, "I LOVE boring."
Vedette puts an arm around her, making sure her sister is safe. "Me, too. I just wish boring came with a carriage. I can't believe ours was destroyed."
Minette soothes the girls. "Carriages can be replaced. Lightning and Blaze can't. You can't. We'll find a way home. If we have to, we could ride Lobo, Demos, and Blaze. It will take longer to reach home, but we can do it."
Demos straightens. [Who am I carrying?]
Gussie flaps about. [I can't carry anybody.]
Kasz grunts. "Not such a long walk." He points at Lightning. "But Raara is already carrying cubs. She will not carry anyone. "Lightning licks Kasz, and he wipes his moist face.
Kaline and Hans, along with Maartenwitz and Kasz, climb on my back. Four is quite a load, but at least they aren't too heavy. Vedette and Niall climb on Demos' back, while Minette and Lamant opt to ride on Lobo.
