Arkain continues back down the narrow trail. The desert sand soon disappears and grass and vegetation soon reappear. It quickly gets thicker and taller the further they walk in soon the foliage is tall enough to offer much needed shade. Arkain sighs a little glad he is out of the sun. He checks back every one in a while to make sure Anzen is OK especially when he sees him walking with slight discomfort and he hears grunts of pain every so often. He wonders could he be wrong about Anzen suffering just heat stroke. Could his skin be that pale because he has a bad sun burn? He bets he does. If he does, It would mean he would approach eating him differently. There is one way to find out. "The stream is not much further Anzel." He keeps moving forward  but his tail catches on a large leaf and it quickly springs back at him catching him in the belly.