Once she was certain they were out of hearing range, Shiloh rapped on the front of the carriage. He stopped ad they switched places. She could think clearer in the driver's seat.

Throughout the night, she tried to get the encounter out of her mind, but it was no use. It had been a long time since someone had affected her so. She didn't hate it, but she did not like leaving a puzzle unfinished.

Running out of forest to hide in, and coming up on a main road that inevitably led to a town, she slowed the horses to a trot, and looked for a place to leave the carriage when morning made its debut. Not seeing anything suitable, she went a little deeper into the remaining woods and found an abandoned hut.

She made sure everything was out of sight, and set about making sure her sleep was uninterrupted. With a note to her driver, she found a closet to barricade herself in so she could sleep. Closing her eyes for the day, her last thought was of the fairy she was certain she'd never see again.

When dawn finally broke, the driver awoke to the quiet sounds of the woods. He noticed upon the exit of the carriage that he was in a secluded place. Knowing he needed to eat and so did Shiloh, he quietly and efficiently unhitched one of the horses and rode off.

He had been riding a while when he heard the unmistakable sound of someone hunting.

He stopped the horse and hitched him up to a tree. There was grass there so he could graze while the driver wasn't there. The driver saw a young man with a bow stalking a deer. Unfortunately he wasn't paying attention and stepped on a particularly rotten log. He fell ad hit his head. The driver went to check on him, but it was too late.

He gathered up the young man and his meager possessions and put them on the back of the horse and rode back to the hut. He did make a small cross as a gravestone marker before he left. When he got back, he set the body behind the hut and went about going through the possessions.

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He went about his day and when the sun set, he knocked on the closet door and went to sleep in the carriage. Shiloh woke up to a meal at her back door. She ate quickly and set out. She knew she had to find a town, because her meal was unsatisfactory. She got out to the main road and just rode along in silence.

She didn't have a destination nor a direction so she went, following the noises of the minds she passed in the night. She drove until morning and found a barn at the edge of the town. Her horses joined the others in the stables and with a few gold coins and some specific instructions, went to sleep for the day.

When he got up, he made sure the horses were alright, nabbed some food from the carriage and went about gathering information. The town had a tavern that was rumored to be the center of gossip. He knew he had to get her there to get information on the treasure.

He spent the rest of the day prepping for whatever. As night grew near, he knocked on the carriage. She stepped out and they traded information. She then headed towards the tavern.

She ran into a snag when she almost got caught having a snack, but some quick mind reading got it taken care of. Out of boredom, she masterminded a poker tournament in the back room of a tavern, and thoroughly swept the floor with them.

She slept soundly after that. The day passed and she found herself outside a tavern where she saw a welcome sight. Her fairy princess stepped out of a building to avoid the fight that was getting out of hand. She smiled to herself and announced her presence.

Then she found herself being kissed and without another thought, deepened the kiss and held her posessively. When they parted, she didn't want to let her go. She wanted to kiss her again, but a loud obnoxious voice brought her back to the present. She left the princess with a parting shot. She said she told her she'd see her again. Then went inside with smug satisfaction.