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"Not unless we made large detours," Matthew admitted. "And they might not be able to help much. Three longer we take to get back, the more worried people back home will be."

"Right. It's probably easier to just keep walking, even if it seems like it's taking a while."

"I must agree." Matthew hummed, shifting Rowan in his arms. He held the nest close as well, the children sleeping.

"We'll just have to try and keep a reasonable pace so that we go fast enough but also don't get too tired. Rowan needs his rest."

"Exactly. It'll be okay, though, at this rate it'll be less than a week until we get there." Matthew smiled slightly for encouragement.

"That's good. Hopefully he'll have healed a bit more by the time we get there, but at least there will be doctors and such there."

"Right. And no more poisonous plants." Matthew chuckled weakly, holding his arms still as he continued on.

"Definitely. We don't want him poisoning himself again." She sighed softly and kept walking.

"That would be really important, yes." Matthew leaned his head down to lightly rest his head on Rowan's, letting out a breath.

She nodded and kept quiet for some time while they were walking, occasionally adjusting her grip on the things she was holding.

Matthew fell quiet as well. He was content, mostly, to be walking with Rowan in his arms, the pets following behind and the chicks asleep.

She kept walking until about noon, when she paused and looked up at the sky. "Are you hungry?"

"A bit, yes, are you ma'am?" Matthew came to a stop, looking over.

"I could go longer, but I think now might be a good time to take a small rest. Do you want to wake Rowan, or should we let him sleep?"

"Think it would be best to let him sleep…" Matthew moved to sit down, wrapping Rowan's robes around him a bit better.

"Alright. We'll make sure he eats more when he wakes up, then. We don't want him to lose too much weight."

"Right." Matthew laid Rowan down in his lap, his wings laying around the human.

"I'm sure he'll get through this, but it'll take longer if we don't help him take care of himself."

"Exactly. I just wish he could see it that way, too." Matthew shook his head. He pulled out some food from the bag, offering it to the woman.

"He's stubborn, though, and he thinks pushing himself will make him feel better." She shrugged a bit and accepted the food.

"It really does worry me…" Matthew shook his head as he held his own food.

"Yeah. He'll be alright in time, though. Might just need to get knocked down a peg so he'll let us help."

"Mm…" Matthew looked own at Rowan, lightly brushing his hair out of his eyes.

Rowan stirred a bit at the gentle touch, but didn't wake. His mother started quietly eating. "We're gonna be fine."

"We will." Matthew let his hand rest gently on Rowan's head, glad he hadn't awoken.

"Even Rowan, stubborn as he is. When do you want to get going again?"

"Well, I was hoping quickly. We can't push ourselves either, though." Matthew took a bite of his food, sighing softly.

She nodded a bit. "Alright. I'm fine to go whenever."

Matthew took his time eating, then stood, holding Rowan in his arms again and offering one hand to help the woman up.

She took his hand and got up with a soft sigh. "Let's head out again, then. Let's see how far we can get before Sundown."