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Here’s an update before I forget!

My total is 6761 so far. I calculated it earlier, and if I wrote roughly 2560 words a day, I can still make it to 50k, so that’s cool! I’ve written 1654 words today so far. My favorite bit:

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I leaned against the cave wall and closed my eyes, thinking. If Werrley was correct in assuming someone besides us had been here recently, our only hope was to wait and hope he’d come back soon. If that didn’t happen… I sighed and opened my eyes again. Werrley was hopping on one foot, then the other, muttering in Owlish.

“Alright,” I said. “I have a plan, of sorts.”

Werrley stopped hopping and looked up at me hopefully.

“First, I need a scone, if there are any left.”

Werrley nodded and drug my pack over to me. “There’s two.”

I munched on one while I arranged my thoughts.

“Second…” I stared off at the sand and trees outside the cave. “What does it look like outside? Anything like the maps?”

Werrley shook his head. “Maybe. I can’t tell. There are beaches on the maps, but none of them are detailed enough.”

I had expected that, but it was still disappointing. “Ok. Now then. The next order of business is to try to figure out how long ago our hopefully friendly human was here, and whether or not he’ll likely come back soon.”

Werrley frowned. “There aren’t any belongings here that I can tell. There aren’t any signs of a fire having been built and put out, either. And no footprints. Make of that what you will.”

It was my turn to frown. That didn’t make sense. If there hadn’t been anyone here lately, there should have been dust on the shelf.

Werrley saw me struggling with this, and said, “Well, there’s no use in sitting here. We can think just as well outside, and maybe we’ll come across something.”

“I’m going to have to set my arm first. As it is, I can’t support it, and I can’t move it. Luckily, it feels like the break isn’t at a joint.”

Werrley grimaced. “You can set your own arm?”

I smiled grimly. “I guess we’re about to find out.”

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Werrley, btw, is an owl. 😛