<br/>Kaeden watched curiosly as Lhurriel had gone off and begun spell casting. He had seen mages cast communication spells before, so it really wasn't all that much of a show for him this time around.<br/><br/>With his current military rank he attended many counsils with King Roland and his warband. True, there were no wars in the recent past, but the king was wise enough to hold council every now and again to make sure all was well with his land and those adjoined by whatever means. Each meeting would, of course, consist of generals and one to two of their best, (Kaeden being one of the latter,) His Magesty's advisors, as well a few scholars - some of which were learned in the arts of majic. When it came to matters in other kingdoms, the present mage would secure a connection spell and matters would be discussed directly.<br/><br/>The others, however, weren't as lucky to attend meetings and so have never seen any bit of magic casting. (Professionally done, anyway.) Most of their time was spent in the barracks or on the training grounds. Few mages spent time in such areas and if they were around, it certainly wasn't to cast spells. The two watched in awe at the theatrics of the spell, nudging each other asking 'did you see that?!'<br/><br/>Kaeden turned his attention from Lhurriel and toward the road, glancing out to see if the others were on their return from the river. A bit off in the distance he saw some figures approaching from the north. After a while, he was able to discern them as the remainder of the escort. Kaeden wandered a little ways out from the grove to get out from under the tree canopy. He was sure that they would be able to pick up on his white tunic against the dark color of the trees, and so he began to wave his arms to let them know exactly where they were. Once he caught one of them returning a wave, he walked back under the shade and sat on one of the large roots of a tree.<br/><br/>He took notice that Hawk and William had settled down near their cycles and were talking amongst themselves. With them no longer mezmerized by Lhurriel's talents, he removed his glasses glanced over toward her to find her laying peacefully on the ground. He smiled softly, finding it amusing she fell asleep so promptly. He stretch his arms out hight above his head, a few small cracks sounded from his back as he drew in a deep breath. After holding in a few moments, he exhaled and relaxed, resting his elbows in his legs.<br/><br/>Kaeden lifted his head up as a cooling breeze whisped by, gently rustling the sea of leaves in the grove canopy. When he opened them again, he caught sight of Tolan and Ghesting turning off the road and heading towards the area. As they parked their cycles with the rest of them, Kaeden gave a short whistle to grab the attention of the other two and joined them.<br/><br/>"We stopped by the Yuhiir village down the river." Tolan said as he rustled with ties on his cycle, "Noone seemed to notice anyone in the passed few days."<br/><br/>"Then they probably headed southeast." Kaeden deduced as he took a waterskin, "We'll have to talk it over with Lhurriel once we get to Lord Eversleigh's estate."<br/><br/>"Yes, sir." Tolan nodded formally before heading towards the tree to sit himself down.<br/><br/>"Ghestin, pull out some of the dried meat. We'll eat enough to hold out the rest of the trip." Ghestin nodded and reached into one of the sidebags of his cycle to pull out some wrapped dried meat and carried it to the others who had already settled themselves down.<br/><br/>I don't like the fact that they could possibly be heading that direction... Kae thought to himself, I just hope that I'm mistaken in my assumptions.<br/><br/>He sighed and shook his head of the thought. If he were to worry about that possibility, he would worry about it at a better time. Now, it wasn't necessary. He finished restrapping the ties on Tolan's cycle and turned to head over to Lhurriel. He stopped several feet away, so as not to disturb her immedately and watched as she softly sighed. She looked so peaceful. Strange how one minute someone can seem so full of life and in the next be so placid. He walked lightly to her side and knelt down.<br/><br/>"Lhurriel..." he said in a softened tone, so as not to surprise her, "Lhurriel, they've arrived with the water and we've begun to eat some dried meat. Would you join us or remain here until we leave for the estate?"