Maheegan was far ahead of him before he could have ever agreed to her race, which he would have, and he was after her like a bolt of lightning. While the two of them were much faster runners than the average villager, Maheegan had always been just a few seconds faster than he. It frustrated him to no ends, especially now as he struggled to catch up with her. As they ran, Maheegan expertly darted in and out of peoples' paths, but Kiyiya nearly ran over more than one villager.

It was when they were nearly to the center of the village that Kiyiya ran right into one of the women, causing both of them to topple backward. He scurried to his feet and attempted to help the woman up.

"I'm so sorry," he said to her. "I didn't see you."

"That's quite alright Kiyiya," the woman said. She was one of the herbalists, Onaiwah. "You do need to learn to watch where you're going. You're not a baby anymore."

"Yes, ma'am," Kiyiya said, shooting a glare at Maheegan.