Pip POV
I was up before the sun and headed toward the sound of running water. It was easy to get there unseen; the patrol was focused on the road, and the rest of the camp was still asleep. I can move quietly too, when I have to. Today was one of those days; I wanted to bathe without being watched. This was the only way I could think of.
I swam around for a while. My body needed to burn off some energy. I hadn't been able to exercise for a while, and when my muscles started to burn and the sun began to rise, I started washing my hair.
Voices suddenly came from the campsite—so much for staying quiet. I thought that was what they wanted.
Men reached the stream and called out that they had found me.
Funny, I didn't think I was lost. I chuckled to myself.
Shadow appeared at the edge of
