Quest for the Shikon Jewel ch2

[Zephie]

(( The party found a campground and slept...then talked about nothing in particular. Not much missed. ))

The group had slept long and hard, for their bodies need the warm, loving embrace of sleep and rest. They'll need it, seeing as this journey, no matter how it turns out, will tax them greatly.

However, Jinza's army hadn't stopped moving in the night. Knowing that time is a most precious commodity, he'd ordered that half his troops' beasts of burden move during the day, while the other half carries the other at night. They might move slower than the ninjas this way, but they'll still outpace them by moving twenty-four seven.

Awakening with a soft yawn, Jinza himself looks around at the trees scrolling and bobbing by. Immediately he addresses an aide and asks, "What is our status?"

He's a little shocked to get his answer from Borei. "We are closing on the bear and the jewel. We should catch him in about an hour."

Jinza looks him over and asks, "Have any of our scouts made contact?"

"No," Comes Borei's simple answer.

"Good. We shouldn't allow him to know that we're following him. It will only make him panic."

"Father, there is something else," Shenzi tells him.

He turns back and asks, "Yes?"

"The Demon Slayers...they are also close to the jewel," She answers.

Slowly he turns back around, considering it. "Well...today might just be a most interesting day, indeed."