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he did awake. Without that mask of high-and-mighty he always wore hanging over his face, he was actually one of the most attractive Elves in the city of Elvar. He really did look like his father, with those deep green eyes.
    She shook the thought from her head and kicked him in his side. He woke with a grunt. “Cah’lia,” he said. He sounded groggy. “You…you dare to awaken the Great Sehn from his slumber? Just for that, your firstborn…” Sehn trailed off.
    I guess he’s too tired to finish the threat
.
    Instead, Sehn grumbled and wobbled his way to his feet before setting out to prepare his horse. The other men also seemed to be snapping to it. Rillith got up first of the three Humans and saw to watering the animals and preparing the feeding bags. Patrick helped Daniel up and applied another layer of the anti-burn ointment. He grunted in pain as Patrick rubbed on his back and shot evil glances at Sehn.
    Cah’lia leaned over her little brother and gave him a shake. “Come on, Nero, we’re moving out.”
    Her little brother didn’t respond. He instead brushed her hand away and turned over, his eyes closed and his face peaceful.
    “Nero, come on,” she repeated.
    His ears wobbled, but that was his only response.
    Cah’lia thought for a moment. “Hey, Nero, guess what; Sehn has just stumbled upon a new Disciple. He’s so pleased that all his torture-sessions have been waived.”
    Nero flew up so quickly that he almost bumped his head into Cah’lia's.
    “What was that?” He looked around and remembered where he was. “Hmm, thought I heard something. Hey, Cah’lia, are we moving out already?”
    She nodded. Nero got up and pranced his way over to his horse, which was clearly too large for him. Before long, everyone was ready to go and they resumed their travels.
    The second day began mostly uneventful. It was a tad cooler than the day prior but only slightly so. Large crows soared through the skies, hoping to find recently deceased animals to feast on.
    With a ‘
yah
’, Cah’lia kicked her horse and trotted alongside Sehn.
    “So, what are you going to do with your share of the money?” she asked him. “Will you buy a new home? Or do you plan on saving it.”
    Sehn looked at her as if she had spat on him. “You speak like someone who’s getting a share, Cah’lia. Yet you shall receive none of the money.”
    Cah’lia’s ears twitched. She needed that money, and she was working harder than all the men. Whatever this treasure was, Sehn was
not
hoarding it all to himself.
    “And why is that, Sehn?” she asked. “Did I not defeat that plant you foolishly activated? Have I not contributed just as much if not more than any of you boys?” Cah’lia tried to remain civil, but when speaking to someone like Sehn, it was close to impossible.
    Sehn shook his head. “Silence yourself, Cah’lia. You are a Woman, and thus you are therefore not entitled to the same happiness and respect as a—”
    For the second time in two days, Sehn tasted her cold fist. She hit the idiot in the side of the head, knocking him off his horse and sending him rolling around in the stalks of grass.
    Sehn leaned up and rubbed his jaw. He looked at her with trepid fury, like someone caught between wanting to provoke her and yet fearful of receiving more pain.
    “Damn you, Cah’lia! What was that for?”
    “Take a guess!” Cah’lia ordered her horse to speed and left him behind in the dirt, ignoring his foolish shouts and commands. Gods forbid he learned a lesson.
    Sehn tried to exact revenge during the whole first half of the day, launching fireballs at her, which she avoided with ease. Several almost hit Daniel, and the result was a few fights that had to be broken up. Cah’lia wondered why men always had to behave like this. If it were just her and a few other reliable women, they’d probably already have the treasure in hand by now.
    The scenery changed slightly towards the middle of the day. They entered a stretch of