18 Trip

The rest of the week passed in a blur. It was now nine days to the full moon. He still hasn't confessed his love for Darla.

Darla was preparing for the trip she had planned to make this week. She was on work mode ...this wasn't the time to tell her about his feelings.

Daryn sighed. He stood in her little garden watching her from the house window.

"I'm such a whimp"

He stopped looking at her and continued harvesting the ripe tomatoes they would use for stew. They would have meat stew to eat as they traveled.

Afrer harvesting the ripe ones, he placed a time spell on the plants to fast forwarding the speed they riped.

Since he had discovered his memories, he has placed time spells on the garden without Darla's knowledge increasing the speed of harvest.

He had done it both as an experiment and a form of gratitude. Afterall they had their two mouths to feed. It was the least he could do after she took care of him for so long.

And now he was living with her.....

Daryn carried the harvest basket with the little produce he could get in the house. He met Darla still in work mode.

"Hey Darla this was what i got from the garden. Its....not that much. Harvest was small today."

"Don't worry about it. We don't need much anyway. The remaining unused would spoil in our absence" she said still focused

"Oh. Ok its good then" Daryn said.

Darla continued what she was doing and they both went silent. Daryn not having anything to say, carried the basket to the kitchen corner.

He thought to himself

'Should i tell her now?" He turn to her.

'At least i'll know where i stand with her'

She finished packing their small leather bags. Each for both of them.

"And we are all prepared" she said.

Daryn looked at the packed bags. Small light weights for their trip. He wondered what she had packed in them.

"What did you pack?"

"Nothing much we need to be light so the trip will be easier. I put our hunting knives and extra clothes for us incase of emergencies"

"Hmm" Daryn nodded in understanding.

"Now lets make what we will be eating on the way. You don't wanna be hungry on this trip there is little to no chance to hunt" she said.

She walked to the kitchen stove and lit fire in it. Daryn washed the tomatoes for the stew and they started cooking lunch.

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When they had finished their meal it was already evening. They sorted out some furs they would use as they travelled. Once that was done Darla prepared extra meat stew both for dinner and the trip.

Daryn prepared his bed of furs. He had began sleeping on the ground long ago leaving Darla the bed. Darla didn't argue because he did not give her any chance to.

That faithful evening, he went to where she kept her extra furs and picked the ones he would use and claim the floor. She just watched him confused. Without saying a word she went to the bed and slept.

Darla finished dinner and they both ate then went to their various beds. They discussed a little concerning the trip and how they would start it. Daryn understood the least about the direction they would take but he left that for tomorrow. For now they sleep.