Dmetri rode his horse,Bartholomew,through the desert to find his hat he left behind while battling along side with his friends two months ago.Many of his companions have joined him in his quest to retrieve his hat.

"Kobas, do you have any more water?" Arrika asked the rogue beside her. He unscrewed his leather bag of water and turned it over, the last few drops falling onto the hot sands and hissing.

"Sorry, kid. Let's sack a passing nomad or someone for more water then," Kobas replied cheerfully.

"You two are never prepared. Are you? It may be winter, but a desert only gets cold at night." Sovelis replied, handing the Sheikah girl one of the water bottles he had clipped to his belt. "Gotta keep hydrated in Tantari. Did you know that a sandstorm can strip the flesh from your bones within minutes?" the Tempest said, looking at Kobas from under the shade of his hood. "And Arrika, Thanks for shortening my hair. Makes it a little less hot with less hair on my head."

He looked around and sighed deeply. "I know that the Deku had asked for help, but this is just insane. A desert is no place for anything. The sand gets in my arm's joints...makes the metal hot and unbearable...and mage robes aren't the best thing to wear either. But one good thing, if we're out here at night, my fire spell can keep us all warm."

They walked in the desert for many months."Sweet!My hat!I left it in Tantari two months ago!"exclamed Dmetri as he put the hat on his head."Thanks guys!"

OoC: Deku, that was godmodding. I thought I explained to you not to do that? Edit it or something.

IC:"It's an innocent, unarmed traveler! Quick, get him!" Kobas said unnecessarily, running at Sovelis and tackling him to the sand roughly.

"Kobas!" Arrika scolded. "That's Sovelis!"

"Yea, I know. Just testin' him," Kobas replied, winking. "What's this about 'preparation'? Don't tell me you haven't explained the thieves' way of spontanaeity and winging it to him, Arrika?" The thief pulled down Sovelis's hood, examining his haircut. "Guess Mirielle actually taught you something useful, eh?" He took a water bottle for himself, sitting on the Tempest. One of his boots plowed Sovelis's head into the sand as he took a long drink.

"Get off him! Geez, you have no manners."

"Neither do you. What's this about 'bonding'? They're stuck together for an eternity anyways, so it's pretty much marriage."

Arrika blushed. "We're not married!" She objected.

"Good. I was married to a nice little myrmidon girl in Tellius for a year, and I'll have you know it positively sucked, just as I had predicted."

"Why'd you marry her then?"

"Thought it'd be interesting to finally understand the suffering of most middle-aged men. I think I'm about Sovelis's age or older now, if you add up all the years I spent in other worlds. Bout time I experienced being chained to the same woman every single day."

OoT:I will now continue my quest by finding my horse,Bartholomew,but I again lose my hat.

IC:After traveling many days and many nights they stopped at camp."Arrika's got a boyfriend!Arrika's got a boyfriend!"shouted Dmetri,roaring in laughter.All of a sudden,Bartholomew was stolen by several Moblins.Dmetri was shocked and traumitised."Bartholomew!"screamed Dmetri,chasing his stolen horse.Gibdos and ReDeads and leavers appereared.Dmetri quickly ran the other way trying to find a way around the monsters lurking in the desert sand."Bartholomew!"cried Dmetri running through the nearby oasis.

OoC:I'm teasing Arrika about her boyfriend,Sovelis,on Private Messenger!

"Well, guess that's the end of that," Kobas said as he watched Dmetri run after his horse. Which was named...Bartholomew...? He shrugged. Not like he really cared. "So, love, I think we'd better be off," he said to Arrika, and picked up Sovelis easily and tossed him over his shoulder. "Now, have you ever wondered about being a highwayman? Stealing a whole carriage or holding the rich travelers at knifepoint? Rather exhilarating, if I do say so myself. Of course you won't get a carriage in the desert, but I'm sure a nomad-gypsy caravan would do the trick."

"Put him down! Sure, I guess we could go- but I don't want to drag Sovelis along if he doesn't want to go," Arrika replied. "He might get in trouble with us."

"Like he cares. He's on the run from the law too, ya know. That's what you need in every man- a good criminal record and his face on wanted posters. He's a keeper, I think," Kobas said with a wink.

"Yeah,I don't really care about Bartholomew,I'm a Deku and we're always short so it takes me several minutes to get on him.I'm pretty sure we'll be able to find him after several days."Dmetri had declared."Oh,here he is,over there.I'm very timid so I freak out alot of times for no reason.Deku Scrubs are very short so they get scared easy.I had always wanted to go whaling so when we're out again,lets go to Lake Hylia."Dmetri cried.



OoC:Just read "Moby Dick"and "Twenty Thousands Leagues Under the Sea."I'm trying to read "Great Expectations"and "Tale of Two Cities"next week."Harry Potter" is good,just read all seven books.That's where I got the idea in my post.I quit HA2 for two weeks and had a dream telling me how to quit god-modding.so now I became very literate.

IC:"Also,I'm not on the run anymore.I hid in the wilderness for two weeks before learning how to stop stealing tools to improve my home.All I had to do was pay a twenty rupee fine,but I dont have the money."He had explained."That's how I'm not on the run now."Dmetri tried getting on his horse,Batholomew,but fell off about thirty two times before achieving his goal of getting on his horse.