When Shiloh awoke at dusk, she found herself in an entirely new place. As she switched places with her driver, she listened to the thoughts of the group. There was arguing and obviously silence from Endermon. She wandered over to the opening in the trees and watched her put stuff away.
After admiring the view for a few seconds, Shiloh walked over and started helping put stuff away. Once that was done, Shiloh grabbed Endermon's hand and led her out of sight of the other two. Wanting to do so much more, but not having near enough privacy, they embraced. It was passionate, but short.
Hearing some sharp words coming from somewhere in the camp, Endermon cursed nearly silently into Shiloh's shoulder. Shiloh snickered. As Endermon left to mediate, Shiloh looked around. She guessed about the place Endermon would like the most, and set about working on a surprise for her.
Shiloh smiled when Endermon went to make a sleeping space, only to find Shiloh already there. As they reclined next to each other, Shiloh said her driver heard a tree falling, and fearing it would fall on the carriage, got out of there in a burst of speed.
Once he was far enough away, he pulled the horses to a stop and went back to look at the damage. He said it was knee deep in water, with a large tree having fallen in the middle of the camp. When Shiloh heard Endermon telling of the bird mail, she just made a noncommittal hum. Endermon asked about the carriage and said the driver went in the direction he saw them go until nightfall. She had him sleep and followed the impossibly loud voices of Rutusand Dresden.
Hearing footsteps, Shiloh said she was going to look around. On one of her trips around stopped by and mentioned the tree falling. Seeing their reactions, Shiloh retreated, and went to Endermon's sleeping space.
With a kiss, Endermon asked if she would stay. Shiloh said she would, but hadn't had dinner yet, and zipped off into town to help society be rid of one of its less desirables. It didn't take long, not the finding, nor the act itself, and Shiloh sped back to camp just in time to hear Dresden's indecent proposal/thinly veiled threat.
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She waited for Endermon to notice her and break the silence, because besides being angry, Shiloh was feeling a whole new emotion; jealousy. And she didn't know how to deal with it. When Endermon told her what happened, she was relieved, but now just anger was what she felt.
Snuggling in, Endermon sleepily called Shiloh her hero and fell asleep. Once she was out, Shiloh pulled the blanket up and went to the carriage. Since it was a little ways away she had to walk a bit to get there. Once there she was unexpectedly exhausted and couldn't wait for dawn to arrive, so she could sleep.
She had no idea what went on as she slept. She just knew that an injury happened. When she awoke, she followed the smell of blood to an injured but still being obnoxious, Dresden and it took a couple of deep breaths to not drain him then and there. Composing herself, she mentioned a healing herb. With a flat response from Endermon, Shiloh seemed unaffected and together they helped patch up Dresden.
Not super hungry, Shiloh subdued an animal and ate. Coming back, it was late and almost morning, so after Endermon went to sleep, Shiloh went off to have some supplemental blood, due to her light dinner.
Shiloh went to sleep for the day, waking at dusk and feeling the carriage stop. Once her driver was asleep, she went to the clearing and helped Endermon make dinner.
As they set out the bowls of food, the other two came into the clearing. The conversation came easy and there were no bad feelings.
Sensing there was something serious brewing on the horizon, Shiloh bid Endermon a silent goodnight, and headed off to her carriage. Uncertain what lie ahead, but knowing she was ready for it all.