Bellah stood with her back against a tree, clinging onto her hood as the horses and their riders clattered by.
“Thanks Dani.” Genii said once he realised why she’d dragged him into the bushes. He began teasing his hair, clothes and feathers out of the thorns with one hand, and pulled Danivere out with the other. “Ow... could have just asked if you wanted some alone time though.” The Siren tormented.
“Shhtupid, shhtuck up-“ the owner of the toppled cart was pacing around swearing and waving his hat at the back of the disappearing siren soldiers. He was a Shumba, though appeared more tiger-like than the lions some of the group had met back in Vorii.
A groan came from inside the wooden cart. It had tiny barred windows along its side and a heavily bolted door at the back. Currently it was on it’s side due to loosing a wheel.
The tiger Shumba gave Aster and Jet suspicious looks as they approached.
“Those were the Regent’s men...” Erras grumbled once the troupe has sped off down the road. “How disgraceful... Sayen soldiers would never act in this way.”
Gemma moved back onto the cobbles. “It looks like everyone’s ok.” She smiled, trying to calm the Knight down.