Snippet #2441221

Haruko looked about himself uneasily. The decrease in temperature definitely wasn't normal and probably didn't originate just from the sun going down. But whatever the cause, he truely didn't want to find out right now. "Yes, someplace were we can light a fire without being seen would be good." he agreed and together they started searching for a suited place for the night. They would have to hurry, for the light was quickly fading and the shadows were getting longer and darker by the minute. Soon the darkness would be complete.

Finally, they found a small cave. It wasn't the place he would have wished for, but it would do for one night and tomorrow they would be able to find something better. For now, Haruko would try to make a fire. "I'll be right back, Sam. Just looking for some dry pieces of wood for a fire." he let the other boy know and started his search. They would need to look for something to eat tomorrow as well, but for now the most important thing was to stay warm, especially while they were sleeping.
A noise made Haruko look up, while he was crouched on the ground to gather wood. It had sounded like twigs being snapped under the weight of something. He tensed and waited, his body still and ready to jump out of the way should he be attacked, but nothing happened. Shaking his head, Haruko continued back into the cave.

The fire was crackling and Haruko moved closed to the warmth, as he was shivering slightly from cold and exhaustion. He moved closer to Sam so he could re-bandage his head better and smiled thankfully at him. "I fear my hands might have been a bit shaky when I did that." he said ruefully, wincing as the pain got worse. He hoped that the wound had stopped bleeing in the meantime, but it looked as though the blood had dried already. That was good, so it wasn't too bad then on the surface at least. If he had a bleeding in his brain there would be nothing to do about it anyway, so he just hoped for the best.
"Thank you, Sam." Haruko smiled gratefully at the older boy and squeezed his shoulder in thanks. "How's your leg? Has the bleeding stopped? Otherwise we might have to sew it." he stated, worried about Sam's injury.