[color=8882be]"Rest sounds like a good idea,"[/color] Indigo replied. They had been walking for around four hours, though truthfully, Indigo didn't want to stop. He didn't want to run the risk of having to camp in a forest at night, and felt that a beach would be much safer. That, and a feisty Hawka he felt was sure to get into trouble if they stopped moving for too long. Speaking of... He looked around.

Hawka was nowhere in sight.

His heart plummeted. [i][color=8882be]SHOOT![/color][/i] He took his eyes off her for two seconds-- ugh! He couldn't even hear her peeping. Where had she gone? [i]When[/i] had she decided to go on her own way? He'd just seen her a minute ago! His heart was racing. [color=8882be]"Alright, Dan, I think Hawka got ahead of us. Maybe we can press on for a little while longer? Maybe Twigs can rest in his ball for a little?"[/color] This was urgent.