<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/d/dc/MorenaRothberg.jpg)<br/>Morena Rothberg (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=291505.msg14316523#msg14316523)<br/>(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/0e/PercySocial.jpg)<br/>Percy the parrot<br/></div>Morena pursed her lips as she looked over the donkey and cart. "Well, that's..." she began. "I'm sure it will do the job!" She cautiously reached out to touch the donkey's shoulders. "We'll get along just fine, won't we?"<br/><br/>She looked from the packs to the cart, and made some mental calculations. She then settled her own backpack onto the cart, and shouldered one of the supply packs herself. She grunted with effort as she secured it in place, taking a few steps to settle the weight. "No problem!" she said with a forced smile. "No worse than carrying a pack full of books to and from the lecture hall."<br/><br/>She nodded along as the old man gave directions, sketching a map in her mind that was surely more accurate than the one in front of her. "Main road east, left at the gallows tree, over a rocky hill, right onto the dirt track, cave with a creek. Got it!"<br/><br/>Morena slipped her arm around Brin's shoulders, to reassure both her friend and their customers. "Well, this proposes to be quite the adventure!" she said to her new friends, trying to put a brave face on the rather dismal prospect ahead of them. "And it sounds like there will be a warm welcome waiting for us at their camp. Shall we be off, then? Anybody need a hand with their pack?"