Ethan walked out behind me and put his arms around me while I watched the warriors, and he watched them for a little while as well.

"Do you feel a little better about the young warriors now?" He asked. Knowing that I had reservations about it earlier.

"Yeah. They seem to be taking it a lot more seriously now." I say.

"That's good. We have to get going soon if we're going to get back home by dark." He says.

"Yeah. I know. I just feel bad about leaving here." I ...