As light slowly crept into the cave, Kryton's mind slowly emerged into consciousness. He smiled seeing the beautiful, and very naked, young elf sitting next to him and looking at him.
"Alright, let's get moving, my pretty", Kryton said with a broad smile as he rose, stretched, and quickly dressed. It took only a few minutes to load there few possessions on the sled.
Kryton paused for a moment and then said, "Let's rest that leg of yours as long as we can, lie down on the sled. That's right on your belly, I like looking at that colorful bottom!"
As soon as she was settled Krton grasped the sled reins and began pulling it behind him. As he suspected last night, the warmer temperature had left the snow cover a slushy mess, and pulling the sled, even though Ilyza weighed very little, it was a much harder task pulling the sled through the slushy mess than yesterday.
Kryton put his back into it and soon feel into a regular rhythm and made good time for the first part of the morning but by 11 the snow cover was becoming spotty, making him detour around bare patches in the road. By noon the snow had receded enough that it was obvious the sled was going to be more trouble than it was worth.
Kryton drug the sled over to one of the last snow patches, shielded from the sun by a large rock outcropping. Kryton wearily unloaded the sled and settled down, resting his back against the rock, he patted the ground before him for Ilyza to come before him.
"On your knees", he commanded, then he pulled the end of their dried rabbit meat from his pouch.
"Hands behind your back!".
When she has assumed her position, Kryton pulled a piece meat from the bundle and gently placed it in her mouth. He alternated eating one piece and feeding her a piece until the small bundle was gone.
"Hopefully we will reach the trading post tonight and be able to get some better provisions", he said cleaning his hands on the remains of the snow.
He picked up the bundles, ting the smaller one's to his belt, the bigger as a type of backpack.
"You'll have to walk from her", he said, giving her cheek a quick caress, then he started off heading toward the distant post.
Night was falling, and Kryton was having difficulty keeping his balance, tired from the trek when he spotted the chimney smoke in the distance.
He led them into a small corpse of woods next to the road blocking the sight of the smoke.
"Better we wait out the night here rather than approach the outpost in the dark", he said shrugging off his load and collapsing to the ground.
"Now what have you decided, Ilyza?"
"Alright, let's get moving, my pretty", Kryton said with a broad smile as he rose, stretched, and quickly dressed. It took only a few minutes to load there few possessions on the sled.
Kryton paused for a moment and then said, "Let's rest that leg of yours as long as we can, lie down on the sled. That's right on your belly, I like looking at that colorful bottom!"
As soon as she was settled Krton grasped the sled reins and began pulling it behind him. As he suspected last night, the warmer temperature had left the snow cover a slushy mess, and pulling the sled, even though Ilyza weighed very little, it was a much harder task pulling the sled through the slushy mess than yesterday.
Kryton put his back into it and soon feel into a regular rhythm and made good time for the first part of the morning but by 11 the snow cover was becoming spotty, making him detour around bare patches in the road. By noon the snow had receded enough that it was obvious the sled was going to be more trouble than it was worth.
Kryton drug the sled over to one of the last snow patches, shielded from the sun by a large rock outcropping. Kryton wearily unloaded the sled and settled down, resting his back against the rock, he patted the ground before him for Ilyza to come before him.
"On your knees", he commanded, then he pulled the end of their dried rabbit meat from his pouch.
"Hands behind your back!".
When she has assumed her position, Kryton pulled a piece meat from the bundle and gently placed it in her mouth. He alternated eating one piece and feeding her a piece until the small bundle was gone.
"Hopefully we will reach the trading post tonight and be able to get some better provisions", he said cleaning his hands on the remains of the snow.
He picked up the bundles, ting the smaller one's to his belt, the bigger as a type of backpack.
"You'll have to walk from her", he said, giving her cheek a quick caress, then he started off heading toward the distant post.
Night was falling, and Kryton was having difficulty keeping his balance, tired from the trek when he spotted the chimney smoke in the distance.
He led them into a small corpse of woods next to the road blocking the sight of the smoke.
"Better we wait out the night here rather than approach the outpost in the dark", he said shrugging off his load and collapsing to the ground.
"Now what have you decided, Ilyza?"