"In the forest?" Edward asked. "I'm sure we can find somewhere to sit and rest if you think that's safe."
"Really?" Edward was a little skeptical. "Well, then, the sun shall be up soon. We need to find somewhere to stop."
"Maybe," Edward sighed. "Do you think it's safe to slow down now?"
"Yes," Edward agreed. "What about Will? Van Helsing must be even angrier now," he remembered suddenly.
"He's a good person, too, though," Edward replied. "His intentions are honorable, anyway. We should help him finish what we came to do." sleepy land... ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz :sleep:
"Very true," Edward teased back. "I hope..." he began more seriously now, "that Van Helsing won't be terribly angry with us. He's already upset about Jinx."
"Never," Edward smiled, leaning down to kiss her neck. "You'll have some trouble getting rid of me."
"Then I guess I'll always have to be there," Edward replied, tightening his grip around her. "I don't have a problem with that."
"Alright," Edward replied. "You sound like you don't want to talk... is everything okay?""
"It's up to you," Edward suggested. "If you think it will be okay to go back, we can. We just need the shelter of the carriages and the trees by the time sun comes up."
'What about John?" Edward asked. "It can't be safe to turn around, can it?"
"Aren't we all?" Edward laughed lightly. "It's alright... I just realized, though, that Van Helsing is going to hate me for taking his beloved horse."
"Hush, dear," Edward smiled. "Do you want to be with me or John? Lestat can help."
"I don't know," Edward sighed. "But we'll find out. With my luck he's probably listening right now."
"Actually, I've no idea," Edward replied. "What's your theory?"
"Lestat is not an easy man to deal with," Edward tried to explain. "He has to get something out of it, you know? He's not a bad person... he's just had a bad life full of decisions he didn't get to make, and therefore now... well, he's trying to be kind despite the way he's acted his entire life. He'll tell me what I want when he gets what he wants... whatever that may be."
"I see," Edward said softly. "Well, we'll just keep going till we have to stop. Is... is that alright with you?"
"Do you know if there's any town or village close by where we could stop at dawn?" Edward asked. "Otherwise we'd have to find a dark place in the trees for you to stay till the others catch up."
"You've no need at all to apologize, love," Edward replied kindly. "It's not your fault. You weren't the only one controlling yourself back there, you know."
"Hush, then," Edward murmured. "I can hold you up. We'll keep moving till dawn and then find somewhere to stop... they'll catch up with us later."
