"The hell are you doin'!" Deek screeched at them from across the farm. "You're kidnappin' the old man!? Just leave him somewhere he can't get back! I'd have done it a loooong time ago but he's too damn heavy!"
Ezra smiled, ignoring Deek's words and simply waving at her. With Cliff still firmly on his back, he dipped into the woods.
He navigated down a trail made by animals that descended deep into the forest. The stamped-out foliage and animal tracks provided an easy way to move through the quiet wood.
"Take a right up here."
Ezra reached a fork in the road and veered to the right.
"Does Rav never take you out? With his magic he -"
"I'm not going anywhere with that damn narcissist!" Cliff howled, wriggling around so much Ezra nearly lost hold of him.
"Don't talk about that foul-mouthed ingrate to me."
"Not a peep," Ezra promised.