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He had awoken early in the morning to prepare for the trip to Inferni. It was only to be a short journey but with Neela still pregnant and Skye surly getting bigger every day in d’Arte Jazper was not keen to be too far out of call. Vito was not pleased when the Knight led him to the front of the wooden cart. The last time the beast had been hooked up to the cart they had traveled for a few days to the north with quite a heavy load of gifts for Zalen and the rest of New Dawn. A defiant winey escaped the black and white stallion as dark hands finished attaching the wooden poles to either side. You behave now. It’s not as far or near as heavy as last time. The Sole grumbled to Vito’s dismay. Before long Alyssum had arrived, the hide and antlers of the pack’s kill earlier in the month in hand. Quickly passing them to Jazper she hurried to the front of the horse, chattering with a smile in a reassuring voice.
The morning air provided a cool breeze as the pair sat side by side in the cart. Since the sun king took up quite a bit of the front he was thankful for Aly’s more petite size. Had he brought Aro or Tony the trip he would have insisted that they sit in the wagon portion with the gifts. But Alyssum was ideal for this trip, she had lived with the coyote clan in the past and he hoped that her presence would help ease whoever they came across. Glancing at her with golden eyes quickly he took in her scent once more. She always had such an earthy smell to her, probably from the large amount of time she spent hunting. She was quite attractive when she arrived home from a hunt. There was just something that drove him wild about a girl who didn’t mind getting dirty and messy. Breaking the silence they had lulled into part way through the trip he spoke simply, Hope they like the gifts. Inferni was getting closer now, the scent weak on the breeze.
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