Concern danced across Ash's face, but he replaced it with a smile. "If I'm not back in five, go on." With that he moved quickly through the tunnels to the cave he and his sister shared. It had been assigned to their parents, but when his dad passed, the assignment passed to Ash. He was greatful he and his sister hadn't been forced to move. 

He quietly walked in, moving to check on his sister. For once she was asleep. He could tell she was exhausted, since she hadn't bothered to change or to even pull a blanket over herself. He quickly covered her and scribbled a note in case she woke up, then left, heading back to the others. Arjun had already returned, but he knew that he hadn't passed his five minutes. "I'm ready."