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Dragging across dirt was the melody of three travellers. Three nights near nonstop of steps and bounces had placed a great toll on their bodies as they followed the winding rose-lined footpath.

"Durin... Are we there yet?" Teinova asked impatiently.

His elongated, blue eye stalks slouched - a contrast to his upright, tubular frame. "No, we have to travel some more. Remember what that haggler from the town before told us."

"But that was three days ago, damn it." She retorted.

"You don't have to get flustered. It makes a good-looking organism like you less attractive."

"You must expect me to be flustered after all we went through on this planet!" Her orange highlights in her black hair looked vibrant from frustration, illuminating the night around.

"We may not have had the best experience, but we're surviving."

"Just barely because you ate the last of the food."

"It's not my fault you stole a small amount."

"Well if you weren't crying from hunger, we would have stolen more."

"Let's stop arguing, Teinova. We're using up what little energy we have."

"You can't expect me to stop!" While the two bickerers rapidly escalated, a realization stumbled into Teinova's mind and fell into her mouth. "Wait, where's Zazavin?!"

"That's strange, where is he?"

Their concern quickly abated as snoring enveloped the landscape. His nude, rounded form laying comfortably behind them on the support of roses. From root to petal, they gave him the comfort of a mattress.

"What are we going to do with him?" Durin wondered.

"Just leave him there. I could care less right now."

Above them, grey clouds were unable to mask the darkened heavens. Marvellous gems peered through with a large, grey rock the most prominent of all. He raised his eye stalks to witness the sight. "Well, at least he's sleeping under a beautiful night sky."

"True."

They progressed until they met a decent-sized hill. Trekking upwards, what little energy remained withered. Positioned at the top, they saw faint blotches of light in the distance nestled at the base of a neighbouring hill.

The winding footpath straightened for the remainder of their walk, dissecting the village in perfect halves. The proximity of organized civilization looked to embolden them forward.

"Looks like we found shelter for the night."

"Yeah, it looks so." Teinova replied with little zeal, the bags under her eyes noticeable.

"High five?" Durin made a gentle turn towards her.

"Yeah sure." She matched his movements.

At that moment, both collapsed from sheer exhaustion. Their bodies rolled, caught by gravity and gradient who continued to play with them back and forth, less and less, until boredom ensued, leaving them at peace on the main road.

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