Jade tries going hunting while they wait for Armonde to recover, but between poor terrain and scant wildlife Jade only manages to catch about 60 pounds in two days. Milla finds some wild fruit, possibly in an attempt to cheer Jade up, but since Tarvek comes down with a fever immediately afterwards, this doesn't work.
Jade manages to trade nearly two hundred pounds of their dwindling food for another ox, on the basis that they can get to the next fort to buy more oxes and food faster this way. Dist comes down with a fever immediately afterwards. Jade...just...sighs. And goes hunting again. Milla finds some more wild fruit to help out.
They finally reach the fort, where Jade immediately replenishes their oxen and their food...but they've got very little money left, so they can't afford for anything else to go wrong.
Immediately out of the fort, Dist contracts the measles. Jade briefly considers taking up religion.
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Jade manages to trade nearly two hundred pounds of their dwindling food for another ox, on the basis that they can get to the next fort to buy more oxes and food faster this way. Dist comes down with a fever immediately afterwards. Jade...just...sighs. And goes hunting again. Milla finds some more wild fruit to help out.
They finally reach the fort, where Jade immediately replenishes their oxen and their food...but they've got very little money left, so they can't afford for anything else to go wrong.
Immediately out of the fort, Dist contracts the measles. Jade briefly considers taking up religion.