I slip out the side door of the carriage with May perched on my hip. I set her down as soon as I hit the ground and give her bottom a light slap, gesturing toward the woods.
"Go."
"Yeahyeah!" The girl runs off in search of a tree.
I walk to the front of the wagon where Celeste is sitting in the driver's seat. The young wizardess dangles her feet lazily over the edge as she rests against the wooden pole holding up the covering of the cart. Her eyes widen as she notices my presence.
I pat the cart wall next to me as I speak. "Why don't you step down and stretch your legs for a moment?"
She glances up at the sky and bites her lip. "Ahh...I dunno...the sun is almost setting, we're approaching evening, and it'll be dark soon, and uh..."
My gaze meets hers.
"All the more reason to get up and stretch. This is our last little break before Lucas' manor."
Probably.
Ideally.
