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Tarik picks up the bag of potions and ingredients. "Okay let's go." He leads the way to the next of the last couple of towns before the border. Along the path, were some troops on the way to guard the border towns. Tarik was quiet as they passed.

The captain of the guard stops to talk to Aku. "You are a women of wealth as you have four slaves to serve you but you are nearing Booforia, our warring neighbor to the north. You should be careful not to stray into enemy territory. What business brings you to the edge of Antera? You should turn back." The captain is concerned that Aku is lost.

The Captain looks at the papers and the strange writing and decides it looks legitimate. He stamps the scroll with a seal to allow them to pass.

After the soldiers pass, Tarik says "Great work there with the scroll." and starts walking again to lead them to the next town.

They walk and reach it about a mile down the road.

Sasori follows the path and is lost in thought as they walk. She remembers the last time they went to Booforia and how as they crossed the bridge, they were attacked and Tarik took them on a switchback path to avoid the army. Then the Queen in anger sent her army and the bloody war. She was captured but rescued the Wrath finished off the army and Amiric got his stone. Now they were headed back. A chill went up her spine as she thought if how the Queen touched her mind and tried to lure her to the Booforian side.

Aku refuses all offers, going through the towns with a constant blush of embarrassment. She wasn't one that liked attention, and now she was getting more by each slave. It didn't help how she now despised most of the people in this "great" Antera. Enslaving demons and treating them like animals. However, she kept her calm as always.

Ryuu hated how men gazed at her in lust, more so when she was a slave before all of this mess. Her eyes kept low, even though it didn't help her senses. Once she heard the offer for Tarik going into a "breeding stock" she was offended, yet was also amused at the idea. When they were out of one of the towns she let out her laugh before it was too late, then sighed deeply as she dared not grab Tarik's attention why she was laughing.

Aku nods, taking out what money she had. She frowned slightly, though it was enough to buy a few bags she had hoped to buy some else to wear besides her burnt dress. She puts the money away along with her disappointment. Hey, should I get collars for those two as well? She sent to Tarik, a bit worried someone would try to claim them. Not wanting the two to be abused or be "marked".

Ryuu smiles as Tatsuko pokes, out cooing gently. Tatsuko whispers in her ear, Ryuu snagging the bag of food they had so far. Giving her some meat, the young dragon feasted as she sat on Ryuu's shoulder. Ryuu snagged a piece of fruit before giving the bag back to whomever was carrying. Eating it silently since she hadn't much to say.

Sasori shivers as she remembers the Booforian Queen's icy grip. As she thought of the queen, she could hear the queen in her head. She whispers to Sasori "Bring me Tarik... I will make him my slave...bring him to me and I will help you go home...bring me Tarik...."

Sasori walked as if in a trance, following Tarik's aura.

"We have a few things to fight with from the temple." He took out the potions from the bag. "But we will need some swords."

He sees that Ryuu was missing something. "Did you forget something?"