~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br/>Behind<b><i>the front entrance stage to the Carnival</i></b>, where Izzy was "barking" before, no more than<b> forty feet </b>or so behind the stage. About<b><i>2000 feet</i></b>from the opposite end of the Carnival. Roughly<b><i>1750 feet from the Ringmaster</i></b>and his approaching procession.<br/><br/>Pearl examined Mr. Bubble's hand careful and winced. "<span style="color: blue">mmmmm, yes, we have some that can help with this but the cuts will take a while to heal.</span>" Her hand was getting bloodied itself as she continued to examine the hand from other angles. "<span style="color: blue">Adrian, if you would come with me towards our supply tent, I will get you ready for your performance.</span>" Pearl said this with a smile and a confident nod after Angelo said his parting comments to Adrian before turning to walk back to his wagon, leading Adrian about another 100 feet or so towards the outside of the Carnival circle, probably increasing the vast distance between herself, Adrian and the Ringmaster's procession.<br/><br/>Pearl pulled him along the the supply tent and sat him down on a stack of wood boxes used to carry some of their supplies and began to rummage through her make-shift first aid kit and sewing kit quietly, keeping her eyes down the whole time.<br/><br/>"You really ought to be careful playing with your balls like that. You could easily get an infection... or worse."<br/><br/>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br/>Back at<b><i>the rear of the Carnival</i></b>,<i>approximately 1600 feet from the front entrance stage, no where near any of the performers in question</i><br/><br/>The Ringmaster's procession, his honor guard of attendants in two columns behind him, one down his right side and the other down his left side, yet still behind him, followed him along the path leading to the front of the carnival. It would take approximately five minutes before he would reach them at this pace, some of the children that bowed out his way began to race ahead of the honor guard, attempting to find the performers and warn them of his approach, though they would still be other two to three minutes at least before they would be able to find any of the performers near the front of the entrance.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>