Safe And Sound

Oh, Candles! Outlaw could picture it better now to at least.  Candles hanging from the ceiling?  Candles were used in their cave in the darker areas frequently but they rested on the ground or on top of things.  Outlaw was about to ask who Rigel was when the big ol’ owl appeared!  Outlaw’s eyes widened some at the large owl sitting close by on the rock. “Woah.  Hi!” Outlaw tilts his head down to give the owl a better loo, “It’s my hat. I got it for completing a quest to prove I wasn’t a kid anymore.” Yup, talking to the owl just as surely as he did to Meadow with a new fun fact.

Meadow’s talk to the owl and then its reaction seemed to make Outlaw realize the danger his hat had been in. “Oh thanks, I really like my hat.” It was a sincere thanks as if it was something that took true effort of her to make Rigel not take his hat. “That’s great that you have such a big owl to stay with you! I had a few seagull friends at home.  Kaw liked to help me find fun stuff to use when making stuff.”  

The distractable dog that he was he always did eventually pull back to the subject, “You have a sister? Is she super friendly like you are? I’d love to meet her.  Would she enjoy treasure hunting later?” Even as Outlaw chatters on he’s digging, his head staring at dirt and flying dirt.  Unaware of Meadow’s trickiness.  When she informs him of this wisdom about an X he stops his digging, “hm, I didn’t see an X where I started digging.”

Imagine that! Meadow found one super fast! He spun about not questioning the validity of her finding it, just happy they found it.  She was letting him do the digging also? Outlaw’s tongue was lolling out with joy as he dug where the x-was, perhaps a bit too fast.  The little spoon went flying out to land near his back paw. Outlaw turned to look at it, tail wagging, “hey look!  It’s a hm, a funny stick! I’ve seen some shaped like this sorta, but not the same size, and this one looks in better condition.  I bet its special for sure.” Was that a super-secret though? If it wasn’t that meant there were definitely ore good things to find!

He started to step away as if to look but stalled.  “Hey Meadow, does your sister like treasure hunting? We could stop for now so she can join us if you think she’d want to?” It would be bad if they found all the treasure if someone else wanted to join in.  I hope she’s as friendly as you are.”