Ali had listened in on Cairo's statement and absorbed it for a while, staring at him with no expression as she processed together a response-something intelligible and more than just one sentence (which was rare for her).<br/><br/>She opened her mouth to speak and stood up with him and walked a little closer to him when she realized nobody was around to hear them talk.<br/><br/>"We'll have no choice but to run away-somewhere safe and far beyond the old village." She pointed north ahead of her. "Over there, we'll be safe for the rest of our lives. We don't know what the army will shape shift into, but one thing for sure is that the only thing that will keep them back is superstition-the same reason why they tried to kill us in the first place. It's superstition that they're afraid of. Nobody knows what's truly beyond the border except for everyone right here at this very camp."<br/>...<br/><br/>Cairo sighed, admitting defeat. He scratched his head furiously and glanced worriedly back at Ali.<br/><br/>"But not even we know how big the world is! There might be other villages-flesh eaters, workers of the Underworld..." He picked up the vase and splashed the water onto the nearly dead fire pit, still thinking.<br/><br/>"And what about the next sacrifice? What are we gonna do about 'em? They'll die..."<br/><br/>...<br/><br/>"You bring up a good point," Ali muttered, "It's a shame if we must let anymore innocence go to waste." She looked away from Cairo. "And I know you don't like backing away from a fight, but hiding is all we can do at the time being."<br/><br/>She walked deeper into the cave and laid down on the bed that was the dirt.<br/><br/>"Goodnight." And then she reentered her dream world once again.<br/>...<br/><br/>Cairo followed her and sat down on the ground. He rested his head against the wall of the cave, eyes still open. Maybe it was too early to decide upon decisions-especially after a new guest had just arrived. She would need time to heal.<br/><br/>He rested his eyes.<br/><br/>"Goodnight." He closed his off and drifted off to a deep slumber...