Caleb gave a small, awkward laugh. He was entirely uncertain what to make of this situation. He didn't know what this creature was, but he knew better than to mess with guards. And anything with that much muscle and a mouth made of weapons was nothing to sneeze at. "Sorry we disturbed you, sir. Come on, Edward, we should go."

Edward looked back at Caleb and tipped his head. "But I want to make friends." The young one protested in an especially heartbreaking tone of voice. 

Caleb shook his head as firmly as he knew how. "We've got to find Rainbow. And get out of this-uh...wherever, or whatever, this is."

Byures gave them a toothy grin. "I suppose I could see you out of the forest district. Especially considering where you've managed to end up." Though his offer seemed kind, Caleb couldn't help but shutter. Something about the giant alligatorman made his every instinct scream for him to run away as fast as he possibly could.

Edward did not seem to have that same instinct. His face lit up and he tossed his mane. "Thank you, Hunter! This is a very interesting place you live in!"

Hunter just smiled that frightful grin of his again. Turning his back on the newcomers, he began to make his way through the trees and forests with an uncanny ease. Caleb drew in a deep breath before he started to follow. "Come on, Flower." The seagull soared back up into the air, though he stayed low enough and close enough that Caleb had no fears that he would become lost. His main concern now was for Rainbow. Would they ever see him again?

As the small triad traversed the dense pathways, Caleb set to formulating a plan. First things first, they would begin to ask around the human part of town for where Ribbon's owner's wife lived. Once they had located her, they would remain close until Rainbow and Ribbon showed up. Caleb was certain they could be reunited there, after all it had been their intended destination. Perhaps they would even arrive to find Rainbow waiting to chastise them for getting themselves lost.

The deeper they trooped into the forest, the easier Caleb found it to be to walk. He was beginning to become use to the natural floor of the forest with. He tripped over unseen roots far less often, and significantly fewer branches smacked him in the face as they snapped back into position in Hunter's wake. Edward, however, seemed to be having a much harder time of things. He stumbled every few steps now, and his breath was short and ragged. The child seemed to have used up all his energy on the maddening dash of before. Occasionally he winced or whimpered. Caleb's eyes flicked to Edward's unshod hooves. Perhaps that was the source of his pain, especially being so unused to land.

"Not much farther now," Byures stated over his shoulder, "and you should be able to see the first buildings emerging. Each little species has created their own take on what they think home should be like. Makes it easier to tell the districts apart, I suppose. I'l leave you at the border, and you can find your own way from there."

Caleb sighed gratefully. He felt like they had been walking for half the day now, and he wanted Edward to find a safe place to rest. "Thank you!"