Ahnasha lowered her head with a regretful expression. "I'm sorry, Rhazii. It hasn't been that long since you last had your water, and you don't want to run out just yet. Trust me, it will be worth the wait. Just try to rest."

Ma'tanza laughed briefly with Sabine. "Unfortunately, S'nishi has orders just to carry children and the elderly. Trust this one, she already asked. The orders came down from the Champion herself, and, well, none of us can do anything about that. Now, if there was [i]anyone[/i] here who could get that order changed, it would be you."

At about that time, Ma'tanza heard Tzirret's frantic protests to whatever it was that Bheja had said to him. She rolled her eyes and sighed as she turned her head towards them. "Bheja, what did Ma'tanza say about tormenting Tzirret."

Bheja held up his hands in front of him. "Hey, I'm not [i]tormenting[/i] him. Just giving some friendly advice."

"Right. And does that 'advice' involve any part of Ma'tanza's body." She asked. 

"Hmm, maaaybe." Bheja snickered. "Hey, what I told him this time [i]would[/i] actually work."

Ma'tanza smiled as she shook her head, then gave Tzirret a curious look. "What did he try to trick you with this time?"