OOC: If you'd like, we can end the thread here. I think that we've already gotten all of the pages we're going to get, so there isn't much point in detailing the journey back home.
After several stressful hours of silently guarding her unconscious travel companion by the fire, Ashen noticed Rouge finally begin to wake up. I'm glad he seems alright, The meek hellhound thought to herself, breathing a sigh of relief. She watched as he slowly got to his feet and dusted himself off. The Cubone took a single glance at the dying blaze, and without uttering a single word to Ashen, rushed back into the rough to gather supplies. Ashen sighed in worry, but rather than accompanying him on his trip, allowed him to go alone. Honestly, keeping watch over him for so long made her exhausted.
Eventually, Rouge returned with more materials for the fire, and immediately threw them in the pit to nurse the embers back to health. When the reptile looked satisfied with his work, he turned around to face Ashen with an inquisitive expression. She knew exactly what he was asking.
"We should leave," The Houndour told her partner in a raspy voice, nodding her head. She was tired, sure, but what she desired more than rest was her home... She knew that her mother was probably worried sick, and the thought of keeping the soft-hearted Houndoom waiting any longer than she had to was unbearable.