Somewhere in the middle of Steven's journey, it'd occurred to him that taking Illumina to the village first may have been a better course of action. Though when he'd happened on that thought, he was already too far away to go back. He was quite certain that Saatur had also made some complaints on his back. He wasn't sure why, but Steven noticed that the boy wanted to go back, and he made it very clear. 

Not that it mattered much.

Steven was simply focused on running forward. He just needed to get to town, hand over Satuur, ask for a doctor and then go back for Illumina. That was the plan, at least.

He ran without talking, saving his energy to continue running. He ran at an even pace, to preserve his stamina. Fast, but even. It was a few miles to the town itself so he'd need any stamina he could save. He was planning on making 3 trips, after all, and that'd make quite the long haul.

Satuur finally became quiet which would help him somewhat. He kept up his pace, not slowing down or speeding up. It was beginning to wear on him, but he had to keep going. Time was of the essence, after all. Soon enough, he saw the village ahead of him. He found the entrance easily enough and kept running towards it. He could figures by the front of the town, one familiar and one a stranger.

[color=coral][i]A local?[/i][/color] Steven thought. [color=coral][i]Good.[/i][/color]

Steven's pace finally began slowing as he approached the two figures. He finally stopped and paused to catch his breath, hands falling onto his knees. He slid Satuur off his back carefully and placed him onto his feet before attempting to speak to the local.

[color=coral]"Lion attack."[/color] Steven said breathlessly. [color=coral]"One injured. Call a doctor."[/color]