Rain had started to fall again and Zyra breathe a sigh of relief when Pierre finally gave the order for everyone to return to the base, the day of unnecessary torture was finally over. Kit was quiet the entire ride home, Zyra had no idea what he was thinking and she left him alone to his thoughts.
When they returned to their hut, the air was filled with the heavenly smelling spices. Nyla had prepared hot soup for them and it was very filling and nutritious. With some of the venison and rabbit meat that Frank got, they were able to barter for bread and sweets from their neighbors.
Zyra wanted some alone time and decided to go down to the river for a cool refreshing swim since the rain had eased up and the cold water for some unknown reason appealed to her and would be a refreshing shock to the system.