Money owns this town (PRIVATE FOR REDKITE AND SCARSMATE)

[Scars Mate]

'Lets stay the night,' suggested River. 'Its too dangerous leaving now, it's too dark. Leave tomorrow morning, grab some supplies, and then be off.'

[RedKite]

"I'll agree with that..." Giovanni nods. They make their way into their rooms.

Lana was still unusually quiet as she sat on the edge of her bed. After closing the door, Giovanni sits by her.

"what's wrong?" He asks.

"Nothing....Just....Earlier...."

"Look, we've known eachother for years, I know when you're upset,He smiles comfortingly, "Just try not to think about it, ok?"

"Ok, thanks..." She smiles weakly back.

They go to their own beds and try to sleep.

[Scars Mate]

River slipped quickly into her bed, not bothering to change her clothes; she could do it in the morning. She heard Xavier get into his bed, very noisily. It didn't help the springs in the bed made a god-awful noise, obviously. He reached over and put out the lamp, plunging them into darkness.

'Night,' he said, after a monets silence. River didn't respond, just pretended to be asleep.

[RedKite]

"Night..." Lana mutters.

"Night." Giovanni answers.

[Scars Mate]

River didn't fall asleep straight away- rather, she stayed up, waiting for Xavier to to to sleep first. When he did, he snored- so very, very loudly. River cursed herself for being so stubborn; would it have been so bad if she had fallen asleep? She didn't need to be scared, he wouldn't murder her....

But some things never changed. She fell asleep about 4 hours after going to bed, and by that point barely had any time to really rest.

[RedKite]

As the light from outside broke into the room, Giovanni woke quickly. He glances over to Lana and finds her still asleep. He smiles to himself and sighs as he looks out to the stables, he notices Hatari sneering at another horse and rolls his eyes.

[Scars Mate]

As the light from dawn filtered in through the light curtains, River found herself waking up. Matias was curled up behind her knees- she had been sleeping in a foetal position- and he seemed to wake when she did. He clambered up to her, snuffling her face to wake her, though it wasn't necessary. She chuckled, and lightly shoved away his muzzle. Xavier mumbled something in his sleep, jerking River back to reality. She was going to have to stay with him for -days. She silently cursed herself.

'Leave me alone,' he grumbled, swatting some invisible foe in his dreams. River pursed her lips, trying not to smile. He was kinda cute when he slept.

As if hearing her thoughts, Matias looked up at her with baleful eyes.

'I'll stop it,' she whispered, lightly smoothing back black fur.

[RedKite]

Ryder trots over and rests her head on his lap.

'What?' he asks.

She gives him a look and groans lightly.

'Fine..' He mutters and strokes her luxurious red fur.

[Scars Mate]

Sighing, River slipped out of the bed, grabbed her spare clothes and hurried into the bathroom to get changed. While she was there, she washed her face, cleaned her teeth and brushed her hair into a manageable bunch. When she returned into the main part of the room, Xavier was up, practicing magic again. He gave her a sweet smile, almost disarming her. Instead of swooning, she said;

'Bathroom's free,' in a distant voice, cutting off his optimism.

[RedKite]

Giovanni, now changed and washed decides to contact Hatari. 'Hatari?'

'Yes.'

'I need you to be ready. We're leaving today.'

'So soon?'

'Yes...What have you done?'

'Nothing, nothing...Just...maybe...'