Echo glanced around nervously as he crept through the forest. Every rustle, every snap of a twig made him jump a foot in the air. He couldn't help but be skittish. He was in dragon territory after all. Another twig snapped and he froze, breath halting in his chest. He contemplated turning back but his little brother's pale face flashed before his eyes and he took a deep, steadying breath. He couldn't give up now, Zero needed this medicine! No one else in the underground was willing to rick going this far into dragon territory so it was up to him. 

[i]"People die all the time. Just think, when Zero passes he won't be suffering in this godforsaken world any longer."[/i]

Echo clenched his small hands into fists. He knew the Chief of their compound men't to be reassuring but it only made Echo all the angrier. He had even said [i]when[/i] Zero died, not [i]if[/i]. Everyone had already given up hope that the little boy would survive but not him! He refused to let his brother die the same way their mother had. Now, that run down store [i]had[/i] to be around here somewhere. At least, if the map he ad nicked from the Chief's office was correct it should be. He sighed and leaned against a tree, tipping his head back to stare at the leaves above him.