Aug 06, 2007 21:40
The heat spell wears off a few minutes before Sophie manages to make it back to the oak grove; she starts, and then gives up edging around the perimeter, cutting her way rapidly back through the center of the camp. A bored page throws a pot at her, and she jumps aside before she can think about it, hair standing on end.
She runs the rest of the way to the hut, and she's panting a little when she reaches it. There are a pair of Strangian soldiers smoking cigars and bragging about the assets of their respective girls leaning against the wall. If Sophie were in her own shape, she'd surely be blushing. As it is, she tries not to listen and slinks her way inside, looking for Howl.