- A few short minutes before the storm…
"Ladies, ladies, please! I promise you, there's more than enough of the kid to go around!"
Everett laughed obnoxiously as women from the village showered him in adoration.
Whether or not he could understand what they were saying was completely irrelevant. He was fluent in body language, and that seemed to be enough to get past certain barriers.
But as he soaked in the adoration of the tribespeople, he saw a silhouette at the very back of the group.
Lia was far in the back, making a slightly anxious expression as she palmed something back and forth in her hands.
Suddenly, Everett was no longer having quite as much fun as before.
"Ah… scuse' me, ladies…" Everett slipped past the wall of bodies in the way.
As he started to make his way toward Lia, their eyes momentarily met.
However, Lia quickly looked away before moving away.
"Ah…" The horseman wanted to chase after her, but his feet remained firmly in the dirt.
