the Orphan Wagon and much of the bosk team survived intact, crossing the River of Tears, as did this slave. the converted heavy freighter was ordered to the right flank of the columns and thus missed much of the catastrophe hitting the wagons to the left. still, their position was perilous. all the Wagon Boys accompanied the wagon thru the raging river until Master Muhuli's kailla raised and then went tumbling over. thankfully he managed to grab at bosk harnesses and save himself from drowning, though he was not without injury and kiah would later hear he made it to the medical wagon. Master Seth instantly, seemlessly, took over command of their unit and without a skipped heartbeat, kiah had a new Master to answer to. such is the life of a Tuchuk Warrior as well as a Tuchuk slave. one Warrior did die right before kiah's eyes, though she remembers the sound of his head slammed into the side of the O.W. more than the brief sight of his helmet and chains. that helmet is safely stored in the wagon seat for proper return to his loved ones, should she be able to find out who he was beyond a TUCHUK WARRIOR. kiah had the unfortunate luck of finding that well known large submerged rock from migrations past. fortunately it's impact was minimal and it marked for those crossing behind. safely across and out of the way, kiah forced herself to continue moving, as exhaustion of unknown levels continued to devour her from inside out. it was keep moving or collapse. bosk were checked, with a few not sound enough to continue on. with gratitude for their efforts and finally their lives given, their migration is over. the crossing was not without mistake or regret but ultimately, she seems to have gotten the job done (that being for the Free to decide). the River of Tears did live up to it's name. more than once kiah added her own to it.
(she forgot how utterly tiresome the 10 post to enter the river, 20 to cross and 10 to exit, truly is. add in the ST and it was everything and more you would expect the River of Tears to be. she had great luck with the dice last night! she need to write a note to herself ====dear kiah, stop giving the ST ideas====lol.)