[i]...voice of an anc...[/i]   Calvin didn't push the topic further, as it seemed the elf turned suddenly uncomfortable about something.  He pondered what 'anc...' might have been had she finished the word, but could not fathom.  

The rest of the day passed rather uneventfully aside from the sighting of various forest creatures.  Calvin managed to take down a grouse with his bow, showing a good amount of skill with the weapon.  "Be eatin' like kings and queens tonight," he said with a grin.  

It was beginning to grow dusk and Straw paused near the remnants of another traveler's campfire not far from the road and posed the question.  "No sign of rain, I don't think.  And we're still a couple miles from Dawsbury.  Care to push on?  Or make camp here?"