Azure's POV

After a while Petra, and fallen asleep, and by then it was time for me to go. I'd already said goodbye to her and packed what we would need for the trip. I filed my own canteen and headed out. I did not tell Noah that I knew, part of me was a little hurt that he did not even tell me he was planning to propose to my best friend. I tried to talk to Bow as much as I could, but Noah seemed like he needed a friend. The first half of the journey was only a day or so long, and we spent the night in the woods. Noah traveled as mostly wolf, and I grew jealous. It was my own fault, I did not want to stay back anymore, and I stunted my own recovery.

The rode we were on was long, and thin, it went through an overgrown wheat field, and weaved in, and out of forest. I walked near the back, making sure we okay. Bow slowed down to walk beside me, and I looked up at him expectantly.

"Hey." He said, and I nodded a hello back.

There was discomfort in breathing and talking so I substituted action with a few words.

"What's that?" He asked, reaching forward to touch my neck. "Nothing." I muttered and moved on.

Bow caught my drift and nodded.

"So, you said we'd pass an outpost, right?" Bow said, and I nodded grateful for the subject change.

"Right. It's a F.O.D.S. a First Ones Dig Site." I said and pointed up the hill.

"It should be just over there. Its abandoned." I said, remembering everything about the Digs.

"First Ones? Did they find any tech?" He asked giddily, and I nodded.

"Yeah, only a few pieces each year, and sometimes nothing would come up at all, right now we're probably standing over a part of the mines." Bow stopped, and gasped, looking reverently at the ground beneath his feet.

Before I knew it Bow was at the top of the hill, jumping up, and down.

"So cool!" He squealed. Hurrying to the top I looked over the dig sight.

It was very abandoned looking. It was a large black structure which looked like a wide stretched warehouse. Vines grew everywhere, and there were rickety bridges stretched over gaping tunnel holes. The grass was up to my hips and tugged at my sweater.

"Let's keep moving this place gives me the creeps." Glimmer shivered, and started walking away, Bow sadly trudged after, and we followed.

The weight of the mission seamed heavier than it was before, and all I wanted was to get this over with...