Jax's ear flopped but then he erected it again. He was quick with his movements and had little trouble keeping pace with the Kuguar. They strode on for a while and then the Hase said,<br/><br/>"'Seems like to me you have had little to say to her since this campaign became serious. It isn't my place to have that conversation with her." He finally said. "You look like a big boy to me and you did just defeat the world's threat. I would think your balls are big enough to handle a little girl."<br/><br/>Jax heard the Kuguar's intake of breath and then his customary huff but the Hase didn't turn a whisker.<br/><br/>Jeb loped up to them and stopped, examining the faces of the two men. He hadn't lived to be an old Kyote without being savvy to body language.<br/><br/>"Sir, Brother and I will meet you at the river. We plan to do a little recon, in case there might be any Cotyl that hadn't heard the news. We will set up camp when we get there, if Jax and Lily could do a little hunting/gathering along the way." He cut his eyes to Jax to gauge his agreement.<br/><br/>Jax nodded and strode off to tell Lily to keep an eye out for edible plants. Jeb didn't wait for confirmation. Now that the Kuguar had set the world to rights, he didn't feel the buring urgency to follow orders. Kyote were used to coming and going on their own. Jeb felt a sense of extreme relief. He didn't look back as he and the other scout took off for the tree line.<br/><br/>Taryn waved Lily off as she and Jax stopped to confer. Her back was hurting  and she was exhausted, but as mad as she was, the only thought in her head was pain tells me that I'm not dead and I can sleep when I'm dead.