Orion woke up quite well rested, actually, but forgot where he was and sat up much too quickly, hitting his head on the wood above him.
"Ouch," he muttered, rubbing his head and then cautiously getting out of the lean to, stretching and standing up.
"Well, Ven, when shall we head out—" Ven was nowhere to be found.
It was extremely foggy, the fog weaving in and out of the trees, the tops of the trees invisible for the dense fog.
Orion whistled. It actually was a pretty sight.
"If it wasn't for the damned anti magic mordickis or whatever they are, I would live here," he said to himself, enjoying the warmth of the fire.
Ven must have gone out to maybe hunt, or maybe he just needed space.
Ven walked over to the horse, who was fast asleep. He knelt down, and gently laid a hand on the horse's neck.
"I'll be back, friend. I'm going to try to find a water source. There must be one close by, with the way the woods are—oh, you want an apple? If I find one I will bring it back to you."
He smiled and stood up.
He remembered the horse, when they were fleeing the city, wanting to stop at a river. But they weren't able to.
He grabbed a few unique looking, shiny black rocks and as he left the campsite, laid them down behind him, giving him a way to get back in case he got lost.
He searched for 15 minutes before he finally found a creek. The water was clear, at least.
Orion just stood there and watched the water flow, enjoying the relative peace from the chaos of when he first found himself in this world.
There was something under the water, and Orion frowned, kneeling next to the waters edge and reaching his hand in to grab it out. It took a bit of extra strength, but he finally got it out. It was a small bucket. It would work, Orion thought, for tea.
He used the bucket and scooped some water out of the creek, and made his way back to the campsite, using the black rocks he had left to guide his way back.
Orion immediately began boiling some water to purify it, and grabbed some lavender from the small grove just outside of the campsite, discovering some wild berries and a few mint plants as well.
He tore off a tiny piece of his shirt and laid it on the ground, putting the wild berries on it.
Now just to wait for Ven to get back.
He actually felt useful for once.
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Unbeknownst to Orion, there were a few bandits up in the trees a few hundred feet away, drawn to the campfire.