Lena allowed a smile at Nicholas's outburst. It was quite boring, in fact, she thought that Triston had been sleeping. When she looked back at him, she realized he had been. Lena hadn't moved from her leading position, Quinn prefered leading than following, silly horse. She sighed, stretching her arms over her head and yawning. She thought about hunting a little bit, but Ryder had bought all of the meat they would need for a while. Triston took a deep breath and looked around. He had been snoozing, but he hadn't expected to actually fall asleep. He stretched in his saddle, adjusting his seat and saddle. Goliath must have been trying to snooze as well. Before he had been plodding along, head down, but now he was stepping lively, head up, ears swiveling and eyes forward. 

Triston looked over at rider when he spoke, wondering how much he had missed while he was sleeping. Was Ryder getting worse or was the blood just a one time thing? Triston didn't know. It was worrisome, but what could Triston do at the moment? He could tell Lena...she could mix him up something and then give it to him without him knowing....that didn't seem like a good idea but it was all he had. When they stopped, Triston would tell her. 

When the voice came from the back of the wagon, Triston's eyes bulged out of his head for a minute. He'd never seen a creature like this before. He wasn't even sure if he had heard about it. Lena turned her mare on a dime, stopping by the cart with an arrow already in her bow, aimed at the creature. She didn't want to shoot him, he was adorable, but that didn't mean he wouldn't kill them or steal their food. She just wanted to scratch him behind the ears and carrying him around like a baby, but all the showed on her face was a slight twitch of her lips. Lena's eyes flicked to Ryder, wondering what they should do. She'd never been in this situation before...