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[color=lavender][b]Iris[/b][/color]

Iris listened to Sarah with interest. Despite this girls inability to communicate effectively, Iris was beginning to understand she was harmless. Still, she wouldn't let her guard down. One wrong move and she was a goner. As she listened, Iris realized that Sarah lost her parents from raiders after getting sick. The pit of her stomach churned. Being lonely was killer. Iris understood its' effects and had been trying not to dwell on it. However the constant travel must have made Sarah nervous. The farm wasn't protected. She bit her lip. Did she need help protecting it or learning how to fight? She wouldn't mind showing her how to defend herself. She nodded when Sarah explained she wasn't hungry and leaned back in her chair. When she was invited to come over by the cow, Iris couldn't help but grin from ear-to-ear. 

[color=lavender]"[b]I'd love to see your cow. Does she or he have a name?[/b]"[/color] Iris maneuvered over the flat land much easier. However her chair became stuck in a rut and sent her toppling forward. She let out a gasp and quickly caught herself. Iris smirked and pushed herself back up and grinned at Sarah. [color=lavender]"I'm okay. I really am. That happens sometimes."[/color] She gently wheeled over to the cow and stopped a bit ahead of it. Iris held out her hand for it to sniff, then proceeded to pet it once the cow allowed her.

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[b]Drake[/b]

Drake could hear Adelaide and her sweet voice; then feel her hands around his shoulders. He swallowed hard as he tried to tune out the pain. He watched as the man lowered his gun away from the girl riding the horse and her dog. He watched as the man spoke and grunted in pain. The offer to go to his settlement caused Drake to tense up. Trusting new people was not in his handbook - especially how it bit him in the as and he lost Tia. His muscle tense, his heart rate accelerated, and his pupils dilated, Drake squinted at the man. "[b]I have my own place[/b]," he replied, not trusting the newcomer. How quickly he had turned the gun on them caused Drake to have even more distrust. "[b]I can heal my side, thank you though.[/b]" He watched the man cut the branches off the tree and forcibly stood up against the opposing tree. He needed his backpack - which he had dumped a few feet away. He glanced at Addie then hobbled towards it with determination. 

Drake picked it up then bit his tongue in pain. He kept an eye on Adelaide and the others while he began to tend to his wound. Despite his efforts, tears of pain were clouding his vision. "[b]Dammit[/b]," he cursed loudly and sighed. "[b]Addie, do you think you could help me please?[/b]?" He was never letting her out of his sight now that he had found her again. Drake swallowed hard as he turned to face the group and slung his backpack over his shoulder. He gestured her over once more and bit his lip. The guardsmen meant well, so did the girl. Still, they were new, and he wasn't aiming to trust them off the bat. 

He turned to the new girl. "[b]Thank you for coming to save Adelaide. That was kind and sweet of you and I am grateful[/b]." He gestured to her horse and dog while trying not to grimace and failing. "[b]It's nice to see animals. Where did you learn to horse back ride?[/b]" He allowed silence to fill to give the girl enough time to answer, and for Adelaide to help him with his wound. He was trying to analyze the situation to find any faults of deceit, or wrongdoing.