“Aww, come on,” Jack complained, tilting his head up to look at their next massive obstacle, shading his eyes from the sunlight. “How much longer are they gonna make us walk!?”
“Stop complainin'!” Merida said sharply, dismounting and grabbing her foot to bend her leg behind her, stretching. “They said they'd meet us at the bottom, lazy.”
It was a few hours past midday; the pair had made it out of the capital and with Merida's direction, into the western mountains, to where they currently stood. One of the largest peaks, an enormous affair with huge, sloping hills at its base, and several craggy cliffs and crevices. It was thickly forested, with very dense undergrowth. Jack was loathe to begin such a difficult hike, but hopefully the Guardians would stay true to their word and arrive soon.
“Hey, you try being an amnesiac thief your whole life, see who's lazy then.” He bent over to touch his toes and then walked over and untangl