Bleu<br/><br/>Bleu smiled. She knew full well what most average, soulless tamer would have done, but Ridge was no soulless tamer. Most likely what he would do would allow her to follow them for a time, and when he felt it was the right time, he would ask her what she would prefer to do. Lifting her head up, she patted Ridge. "Master, I need to take care of something. I'll be back in a few."<br/><br/>Reason and her Peekabu were a good twenty or so meters out of the cave as Bleu made a motion to catch up. "Hey, Reason, wait!" She called, catching up. "Listen... I just wanted to tell you... thanks. For... ya know... helping me with Serenity. If you didn't show up... I probably would have wandered until she died so... thanks." She wanted to hug her, but she didn't know how the Peekabu would take it, so she restrained. She settled to smile and nod.<br/><br/>Serenity<br/><br/>Her head was throbbing, and her neck had a massive crink in it, and opening her eyes was painful, but she managed to do it just enough to get her bearings. Groaning and sitting up, she saw a man lying before her with an obvious leg injury. She recognized him as the Naga's tamer, who had regained consciousness only moments before she lost it. Straining, she tried to remember his name. Rinn... Ryu... RIDGE! That was it. He had his eyes closed and his head propped against a back pack. "Hey... how you feeling?" She asked sweetly to Ridge about the time Bleu returned from wherever she was.<br/><br/>"Oh, you're awake." She spoke, slithering into the cave.<br/><br/>"Just. Thank you for helping me..." Rubbing her neck, she was relieved to be free of the collar.<br/><br/>"Don't thank me. Reason was the biggest help. They're going to head back to their campsite and pick up some things."<br/><br/>"You should go with them." Serenity muttered, looking over Ridge.<br/><br/>"I couldn't. I have to stay here."<br/><br/>"Nonsense. We'll be safe here until morning, and you'll just be bored as we recover. They could use some extra protection. Go on."<br/><br/>"Master? What do you say about this?" She asked Ridge, doing nothing without permission.