Anthony

Why is he looking at me like that? Maybe because I snuck onto his wagon? Wait…Oh no, I don't have my cloak! He's probably afraid of me. This might be bad. What if he kicks me off!

"Well, you sure aren't dressed for this kind of weather miss" he says,

"…" I blush and realize my whole back is exposed.

"My name is Anthony, what's yours?"

"My name?" I ask,

"Yes, your name. You do have a name, don't you?" Anthony asks with a chuckle,

"My name's Emily. Do you think I could ride on your wagon for a little while?"

"Sure, you can ride on my wagon, but shouldn't you get a coat or some shoes?"

"Well, I don't have money so I can't get shoes or a coat." I reply,

He sits there looking at me for a minute.

"Here take these for a second." He tells me as he hands me the reins.

"Wait! I can't steer this thing!"

"Just hold on a second." He mumbles as he rummages through one of the boxes in the back.

I look back at him and see him pull a blanket out from one of the boxes.

"Here you go. This is all I have for you right now, but that should keep you warm for the time being" He remarked,

"For me?" I ask,

He nods, and I take the blanket and wrap it around myself.

"Thank you." I say,

"So, where are we going?" I ask him

"We're going to Clovesto to deliver these packages." He states,

"What's Clovesto?"

"It's the capital."

"Perfect! That's where I wanted to go!" I exclaim,

"What business do you have in the capital?"

"Well… I-I…"

"It's ok if you don't want to tell me. It's your business not mine. I was just curious." He says,

I feel kind of bad so I lie, "Well, I'm going to the capital to find work."

"Well alright. We'll be arriving in the capital in about a day so you should get some rest. You look cold and tired." He says with a concerned look on his face,

"Ok, I guess I can nap a little" I tell him as I lean against the wood of the wagon and drift away into sleep.

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When I wake up it's nighttime and the wagon is stopped. Anthony isn't sitting next to me anymore, so I decide to look for him. I hop off the wagon and see that Anthony has started a campfire.

"We'll be camping here for the night." Anthony tells me

"Okay" I reply.

I walk over towards Anthony and sit down on the ground. After a couple of minutes Anthony sits down too and we watch the fire together. Then, out of nowhere my stomach makes the loudest gurgle sound ever. I feel embarrassed and turn away so he can't see my face.

"You hungry?" He asks

I nod, and he gets up and goes back to the wagon. After some time, he comes back with some dried meat. We warm them by the fire and eat.