The sun was low in the sky by the time the odd trio had made their way to the village. The thick trees of the jungle had given way to rock outcropping and planes of green grass. A few trees were dotted along the edge of the village acting and windbreakers for the ponies.

Most of the ponies had already retired for the day leaving only those with work left to do. These ponies bustled about, closing up shops, trying to make last minutes deals, or carrying away purchased goods.

Six had switched his helmet out for the wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses, at Daring’s instance. This didn’t spare him from the odd looks as he walked between the two mares, his long coat fluttering behind him with every step. Several ponies stopped what they were doing to stare at him and Rosie, as thestrals weren’t very common here, as they passed by.

“There should be a bar or inn somewhere,” Daring said swiveling her head around to take in the sights. The village, while being a far cry from Mareyan City, was a decent size. Actual storefronts lined the main road along with a clinic, with the rest of the buildings spreading out in a grid-like pattern from there.

“There’s one,” Six gestured with an arm at a short, squat building across the road from the clinic. Two ponies, a mare and a stallion, had exited the building. They were obviously drunk as they leaned against each other for support, giggling incessantly. A sign above the door labeled the building ‘The Drunken Monkey’ and had a rather cartoonish image of a small monkey attempting to drink out of a glass that was too big for it.

Daring looked up at the sign and raised an eyebrow. “Charming,” She said as she pushed open the swinging door with her shoulder, Six and Rosie following close behind. Tables were placed haphazardly throughout the main room meaning the trio had to wind their way to the bar that was set up towards the back of the building. A few ponies, mostly earth ponies and pegasi sat at the tables, laughing at inside jokes with half drunk drinks in their hooves.

Through the noise, Six heard heavy sobbing. He turned to the noise, his gaze falling upon three ponies. One of them, a mare, had her head buried in her hooves as she cried, the force of the action causing her shoulders to shake. The other ponies sat beside her with full drinks and stiff posture. Their eyes flicked from each other to the broken mare between them. A few words escaped between the sobs, “I can’t lose him too, not my son Celestia please not my son too.”

Six stopped with his head tilted as he listened. His jaw clenched, and he half turned to the table. A sting on his knee brought him back from his thoughts. Daring was staring at him, having just flicked him with her tail. She shook her head and spoke, “Come on we gotta see about getting a room.” She smirked at Six her eyes half-lidded, “You can’t just go around saving all the pretty mares.”

Six glared at Daring through his sunglasses. Her smirk faltered as he moved past her without a word. She looked over to Rosie who was observing with a detached stoicism usually reserved for guards on duty. Daring shook her head and trotted off after Six.

She pulled up beside him as the weaved their way through the tables towards the bar. “Hey, come on I was just joking,” Daring said. Six didn’t respond as he walked forward. Daring sighed and moved in front of Six halting his progress. “Listen I’m sorry. I hear stuff like that all the time out here outside of Equestria. I guess I’ve gotten used to it. We can see if we can do anything after we get a room ok?”

Six stared down at her for a moment before taking a deep breath and blowing it out through his nose, “Fine.”

Six moved around Daring again and they continued to the bar. Daring and Rosie both hopped up to sit on the barstools while Six merely stepped over the stool and took a seat. The bartender swaggered over to them. Six gave the stallion a bit of pause but that was shrugged off and he greeted them with a friendly smile.

“Hello, good to see some new faces around here,” He said his smile never faltering. “So, what can I get you three?”

Rosie leaned forwards as she spoke her voice coming out in a sultry purr her eyes half-lidded, “How ‘bout a glass of your best scotch neat, whatever these two wants, and a room for the night?” She set a small pile of bits on the counter and slid them across it with a hoof.

The bartender’s eyes widened and flicked down the gold on his countertop. Before long he was chuckling, “While the gold is appreciated, the seduction act can be turned down some.” He raised his left hoof and moved aside the loose shirt that he wore revealing a golden necklace. “I’m a married stallion, and I’m pretty sure my mare would kill me if I even looked at another that way.” The stallion moved his shirt back into place. “Not that I would mind you, love her with all my heart I do.” He ducked under the counter produced three glasses before turning to the shelf behind him. He reared up on two legs, grabbing a bottle with his hoof the landing back down on three limbs with a thump. “We have a couple rooms available if you really want. I’m afraid we don’t get many visitors, so the rooms aren’t exactly our priority.” He filled Rosie’s glass then turned to Daring.

“That should be fine,” Daring spoke taking the glass as the bartender filled it. “Honestly anything’s better than some sleeping bags and a tent at this point.”

“I feel you there,” the stallion tried to pour some of the scotch into Six’s glass.

Six waved him off, “Water will be fine.”

The stallion shrugged, “Fair enough Celestia knows I should drink less.” He reared back up placing the bottle back on the self. Once he landed, he grabbed a pitcher of water and poured some into Six’s glass. “Here,” He said fishing out two keys from a small box underneath the bar. “Nobody’s used the rooms in years so have two of them.”

Daring took the keys and stuffed them under her hat, ‘Thanks that’s very generous of you.”

The stallion waved her off, “Ain’t no trouble. Like I said we don’t get many visitors. Most of the ponies I serve are locals, so I’ve already heard their stories before, I always love her stories from outside or small town.”

“Trust me,” Rosie said a smirk in her face as she glanced over at Daring. “Dare here has plenty of stories to tell.” Daring rolled her eyes and shoved Rosie slightly causing both mares to break down into giggles.

Six ignore their antics and gestured over his shoulder to the crying mare, “What her story then?”

The bartender glanced at the mare before sighing, “That’s Mint Leaf, most ponies call her Minty.” He picked up a rag from under the counter and started cleaning glasses as he spoke. “She lost her husband a few years back. He was a courier and had just taken a job out of Mareyan City. Never came back. Now- “another sigh “- it looks like she could lose her son too.”

“Did he get lost or taken?” Daring asked after taking a sip of her drink. Rosie had already finished her and was gesturing for another.

As he filled her glass again the bartender spoke, “Nothing like that. We got a couple griffons in town and if it were just a case of a lost colt, they could track him easily enough.” He chewed his lip for a moment before speaking again. “He apparently came down with something. Our local doc doesn’t know what it is.” He shook his head. “Happened suddenly too. The kids about my son’s age so they play together a lot. The day before he got sick, he seemed fine, running around laughing playing, then he’s on his deathbed if the rumors are true.”

Six sat still as he processed the information. His hand was clenched around his glass as he stared into it. Daring watched him, brow furrowed and a slight frown on her muzzle. Finally, six looked up at the bartender. “Where is he being treated?”

The bartender narrowed his eyes, “I don’t know if I should tell you that. I may be friendly to newcomers, but a lot of this town isn’t.” He pointed to the door. “And the doc one of the worst ones. We almost had to blackmail him to accept help from that new doctor from Canterlot.” He shook his head as he dropped his hoof back to the ground. “I feel sorry for the poor girl, having to deal with the asshole.”

“I don’t care about him,” Six said his voice dropping to a growl. “I just want to see if I can do anything for the boy.”

The bartender looked puzzled for a moment at Six’s words before simply shaking his head, “Well if you're going to try and help the colt, I’d talk to Minty first. Make sure she knows what you’re going to do.”

“I will,” Six downed the last of his water, then stood. The sudden change in height startled the Bartender as he almost dropped a glass, he was cleaning. Six turned and strode off, grabbing his hat from the countertop. Daring hopped off her stool and followed him, striding up to his side. Rosie, however, stayed put, simply gesturing to the bartender to pour another drink.

Daring and Six quickly found their way to the table. The mare was still crying though it had died down to silent tears as she stared into her glass. The other two, a stallion and mare, sat across from her, still clearly uncomfortable about the situation. Their attention was drawn to the shadow cast by Six’s looming figure. All three ponies stared up in fear at the dour-faced human.

Seeing this he knelt to a more manageable height. The ponies were tense as they continued to stare at Six. He cleared his throat, the sudden noise startling the ponies, even eliciting a squeak from the Mint Leaf. “I heard about your son,” Six said, indicating Mint Leaf with a nod of his head. His voice while low and steady, held none of his usual gravel. “I was wondering I could take a look at him.”

“What, so you can satisfy some kind of morbid curiosity,” The mare across from Mint Leaf said with a sneer on her face.

“So, I can see if I can help,” Six said sharply, causing the mare to flinch with the glare he shot her. He turned back to Mint Leaf, “I don’t know for sure if I can do anything, but I’d like to at least see if I can.”

Mint Leaf considered him for a moment with puffy pale green eyes. She seemed to be searching for something in his gray eyes and a hard face. After a moment she spoke in a soft, sing-song voice, “Why?”

“Because, I don’t want anyone else to lose someone close to them,” He said his eyes never wavering from hers. Her eyes flickered across his face as he spoke.

Daring chose this moment to speak up as she sat down next to Six, “If anypony can help.” She tilted her head towards Six, “I’d place all my bits on him.”

Mint Leaf’s eyes traveled from Daring to Six as she thought. “I… suppose another opinion couldn’t do any more harm,” She said slowly. She stood on unsteady legs then flicked her head to the door. “I’ll lead you there, Autumn, Jonagold,” She looked over her shoulder at the two ponies. “Thanks for the drink.”

Jonagold smiled, his deep voice rumbled over to her, “Anytime, it’s the least we can do.”

“Yes, it is,” Mint said and forced smile on her face. She turned to Six the smile slipping off her face, “Let’s go.” She turned on the spot and trotted to the door. Six followed her, having to shorten his strides to match the mare’s slow pace.

Once they got outside the bar Six spoke. “What are his symptoms?” He asked as they walked across the street to the clinic.

“I don’t know the proper words for them but,” Mint lifted her head up to look at Six. “One day he started throwing up and wouldn’t stop. Couldn’t keep anything down either.” She shook her head, the matted and dirty thing most would call a mane barely moved with the motion. “By this point, he already wasn’t going anywhere, but then it was like he had no energy. Just laid in bed, started losing his hair too.” She sucked in a breath, halting movement in front of the clinic across from the bar.

Six knelt beside Mint Leaf and placed a hand on her shoulders, “I will try everything I can to help.”

Mint smiled, though it never reached her eyes, “I’m not exactly holding out hope you can do anything.” She shrugged off Six’s hand trotted inside the building.

Daring came up behind Six and stared at the door that had just swung shut. She looked over to the man next to her to find him simply staring at nothing. His gray eyes had that haunted look She had seen yesterday. Placing a hoof on Six’s leg to draw his attention she spoke, “Hey you ok?”

Six’s eyes were all that moved to focus on her. For a moment, that haunted stare was directed at her. An almost palpable feeling of loss washed over Daring as they stared at each other. Then Six broke the stare, ending the feeling, “I’m fine, lets get this done.” He stood causing Daring’s hoof to drop to the ground with a dull thud.

Six walked through the door into the clinic, Daring following silently behind him. Shouting assaulted their ears the moment they walked in. “I will not allow some unknown creature to set hoof in my clinic!” A raise male voice said.

A much softer voice answered, making up what it lacked in volume with a sharp biting undertone, “It is not your decision Hard Tack. It is mine, I am his mother after all.”

“And you would trust some… thing, with your oh so precious son,” The first voice said. By this time Six and Daring had stepped fully into the clinic and had their first look at the owner of the raised voice. An aging stallion stood tall in the middle of the small room they were in. He wore a pristine lab coat and had a stethoscope draped around his neck. A small graying goatee framed his muzzle and his tan coat even had a few flecks of gray in it.

Mint Leaf glared up at the stallion a hard frown on her face, “I would trust him more than you.”

The stallion’s nostrils flared as he reared back as if physically struck. “You would really say such a thing after I have been the one keeping your son alive- “

Mint Leaf snorted interrupting Hard Tack, “Oh please don’t try and play that game. The entire town knows you can’t treat anything without Gale to back you up. It’s a wonder how this town survived till she got here.”

“You… I…” Hard Tack looked over at Six and Daring. His eyes narrowed to slits as he stared at the duo before snorting and stomping off. “Fine, you want to gamble away your son’s life, be my guest. Just don’t come crying to me when he dies.”

“Wouldn’t dream of it,” Mint Leaf said and a small smile on her face. Hard Tack disappeared through a door on the left side of the room, leaving the three to themselves. “This way,” Mint Leaf gestured to an empty doorway on the right. “The beds are just through there. My son and Gale should be the only ones in there currently.”

“Whose Gale?” Daring asked moving further into the room.

Mint Leaf shook her head, “As much as I would love to answer your questions, I’d rather get this over with quickly.”

Six, ignoring both mares, walked through to the other room, ducking his head slightly as he entered. The room was filled with beds, at least four on each side, with large windows at the back of the room letting in the setting sun.

A small form was in one of the beds in the middle. It was covered by thick blankets and shivering slightly, despite the room being warmed by the sunlight streaming in. A unicorn mare sat at the foot of the bed, going through notes on a clipboard. Her deep blue fur shimmered I the sunlight and brown speckled mane fell in her face obscuring one eye. She looked up at the sound of Six’s boots clomping across the hardwood floor.

Her eyes widened, and her ears splayed back as she took in the human before her. “Um… Hi? What are you doing in here?” Her voice was high and scratchy, and she trembled slightly as Six continued to walk forwards. “Sir if you don’t have a reason to be here,” She gulped gathering her courage. “I’m going to have to ask you to leave.”

Six halted giving Mint Leaf the opportunity to trot around him. “It’s alright Gale he’s with me. He wants to look at Flynt.”

“Oh! Mint Leaf I was hoping to talk to you,” Gale’s demeaner had changed. Her ears were perked forwards and a wide smile adorned her face as she looked towards Mint Leaf. She stood her tail wagging slightly as she paced and started talking, “I think your son’s been poisoned by something. I’m not quite sure by what yet but all the signs are there. If I can isolate what the cause is, I should be able to purge it from his system- “Her speech halted as what Mint Leaf had said sank in. “Wait, why would he want to look at Flynt? Is he a doctor, doesn’t wear a lab coat? Does he even have training? What if- “

“He is a doctor,” Daring said from beside Six. She had sat down on her haunches, watching Gale with an amused smile. “Patched me up pretty good a few days ago. Had a broken wing and leg.”

With a flash and pop, Gale disappeared from where she was standing reappearing in front of Daring. Before she could start talking again, a soft metallic click drew her attention to Six who had his gun pointed at her head.

“Whoa, hey big guy it’s all right, she was just teleporting,” Daring said raising her hoof as she tried to calm Six down. Gale just whimpered.

Six stared at Gale for a moment longer before letting out a breath and lowering his gun, “Teleporting, of course. I’m sorry ma’am.”

“It’s alright,” Gale squeaked out. “Completely understandable, I should have known better, you’re a soldier, aren’t you. Would explain the reaction. I’m guessing the thing you pointed at me was a weapon of some sort considering how you held it. Maybe a field medic of some sort, if what you say is true. Though I don’t know how you can help, you can’t just patch Flynt up to send him out to die again,” Her eyes widened. “I’m so sorry I didn’t mean to say that. When I’m nervous my mouth just tends to keep going and I just spurt out everything I’m thinking at that moment really I have great respect for field medics that’s something I could never do and I’m still talking I can’t seem to sto- “

Gale was silenced when Mint Leaf stuck a hoof in her mouth and glared at the younger unicorn, “There you seem to have stopped now.” Gale nodded then extricated the hoof from her mouth.

“Sorry about that,” Gale smacked her lips, trying to get rid of the taste of hoof from her mouth. “I really didn’t mean anything I said.”

Six raised a hand to stop Gale, “It’s fine, I’m used to things like that.”

Gale’s ears lowered and her tail tucked itself between her legs. “That honestly makes it worse.”

Six’s brow furrowed as he studied the unicorn. He shook it off quickly and spoke, “Can we get back to the patient.”

“Right, yes of course,” Gale trotted to the clipboard that she had discarded and picked it up with her magic. “Patient Silver Leaf, age nine. Checked in two days ago with nausea, vomiting, exhaustion, and hair loss. Since then a fever has also flared up and the vomiting has died down, though that might be because he’s refused to eat anything. I’ve been keeping him hydrated with a saline drip as he also is refusing to drink anything.” She sighed and slotted the clipboard in a holder attached to the bed. “It’s like his body is attacking itself.”

Six walked over to the bed Flynt was laying on. The colt was wrapped in blankets and was still shivering. His eyes were half open though he didn’t register any movement Six made. Six extended his right arm and held his pip-boy close to the colt. At first nothing happened, then a faint ‘click-click-click’ sounded out.

All three ponies’ ears perked at the sound. “What was that?” Daring asked trotting up next to Six.

“Radiation detector,” Six started fiddling with the pip-boy. Three bags of reddish-brown liquid appeared in a flash of light and static. “Your son has radiation poisoning.”

“Radi-ation poisoning?” Mint Leaf’s mouth worked awkwardly around the unfamiliar word. “What does that mean?”

“It means I can help,” Six turned to Gale and handed he two of the three bags he had. “Prepare those for an I.V. Drip and get a few extra sterilized needles now.”

“Right away,” Gale levitated the two bags out of Six’s grip and trotted over to the back of the room were three cabinets stood.

A soft sob and thud drew Six’s attention to Mint Leaf. The mare had collapsed on the ground and stared at her son. Her mouth was agape, and a few tears rolled down her cheeks. Her eyes turned to Six, “You… can really…help him?”

“I can.” It was the only response Six gave as Gale levitated several needles to him. He got to work sticking the needles into the bag and drawing out the liquid. After the bag was empty, he held one of the needles in front of Gale. “He’s still your patient.”

Gale stared with widening eyes at the needle held in front of her face. Her eyes snapped shut and she shook her head. “Wait, wait, wait, before I can do anything, I have to know what in that needle,” She said jabbing a hoof at the object.

“Rad-away,” Six set the needle on the bed near Gale. “Does exactly what the name implies, gets rid of radiation. It’ll also help his body heal itself from the damage that’s been done.”

“Again, what’s radi-ation?” Gale asked her head tilted to the side.

Six’s brow furrowed at that. He opened and closed his mouth as he tried to form a response. “You don’t know what radiation is?”

“No,” all three mares answer him.

Six’s hand met his face as he sighed, “I don’t know how best to explain it. It’s simply a fact of life where I’m from.”

“What does it mean for him,” Gale said pointing to Silver.

“It’s poisoning him. Literally turning his body against him,” He pointed at the abandoned needle laying on the bed. “That’s the only cure you’ll find, especially if you don’t know what radiation actually is.”

“I... I don’t- “

“Do it,” Mint Leaf spoke. “Please Gale if it can help.”

“We don’t know what it is,” Gale stood and started pacing in a small circle. “I should be running tests, and, and send it off for study.”

“We don’t have time, he’ll be dead in a day, maybe two, maybe even less,” Six kneeled down and reached for the needle. “I’ll do it if you can- “

The needle was snatched from Six by Gale’s green magic. “No. No, he’s my patient… I’ll do it.” She shuddered and closed her eyes. “Oh, I’m going against so many regulations right now.” She unwrapped Silver from his mountain of blankets. Using her hoof, she lifted his foreleg revealing a small catheter attached to his leg. She levitated the needle closer and inserted it into the line and started pushing down the plunger slowly.

As she did so the reaction from Silver was immediate. His breathing steadied out and his shivering lessened. Gale's eyes widened even as she continued to empty the needle. Once she was done another was grabbed and used. After emptying all the needles, the colts shivering had stopped, and his breathing was steady.

“So… How many more miracle drugs do have with you?” Daring asked tilting her head towards Six.

Six didn’t answer. Instead, he was struggling against the death grip of a sobbing mare. “Thank you…thank you… thank you,” Mint Leaf repeated the words over and over in between her crying. Six, after figuring out he wasn’t getting away, wrapped his arms around her as she clung to him.

Gale sat, mouth hanging open, on the other side of the bed, staring at the colt laying on it. Tearing her gaze away from the site, she looked up at Six, “What? How? I don’t?”

“Told ya,” Daring sported a smug smirk and had fluffed her wings proudly.

“You didn’t know I could do it either,” Six gruffly pointed out deflating Daring a small amount.

“Well… I figured you’d have something up your sleeve,” Daring pointed out.

“I’m wondering where he got the radiation from,” Six was idly stroking Mint Leaf’s mane as he spoke. “If you haven’t even heard of radiation…” He trailed off deep in thought.

“What is radiation?” Gale asked

“Do you know what atoms are?” Six asked in return.

“Yes, they are the building block of everything around us,” Gale tilted her head as she answered.

“And what makes up atoms?”

“I… don’t understand, atoms are the smallest-“ Gale stopped as Six shook his head.

“Atoms are built with protons, neutron, and electrons,” Six lifted three fingers in the air as he spoke. “Most are stable with those, but some aren’t. Those atoms that aren’t stable, shoot out particles, attempting to make themselves stable. That is radiation.”

Gale sat in thought, “But how does that cause,” She gestured to the bed, “This?”

“I don’t know the specifics of that,” Six shook his head. “I do know how deadly it is. You can’t detect it without one of these,” He lifted his arms with the pip-boy up. “Until it’s too late. You’re already dead.” Six sighed and looked over the colt in the bed. “We have a cure for it because of how common it is where I’m from.”

“I’d hate to think of what would have happened if you hadn’t been here,” As gale said those words Mint Leaf gripped Six tighter.

“That leaves the question if you had known idea what radiation is, how did he,” Six pointed a Silver. “Come in contact with enough radiation to send him to his deathbed.”

The silence that reigned after that statement was short lived. “What, in Tartarus is going on here,” Hard Tack had trotted into the room and was staring at Mint Leaf clinging on Six.

“He treated Silver Leaf,” Gale answered as she stood. “It seems the treatment is working too.”

“Good as soon as he wakes up, get him out of here,” Hard Tack stomped over to the group. “I don’t need him taking up valuable space.”

“Sir, he’ll still need observation for a while, we can’t- “

“Do as you’re told,” Hard Tack’s stare cowed Gale who sat back down, ear flattened against her head.

“Leave now,” Six’s voice had gained the same hard edge he used with Caballeron. Daring’s eyes widened as she swiveled her head between the human and stallion.

“Excuse me,” Hard Tack reared back and stomped a hoof. “You can’t tell me what to do in my clini-urk”

Six had moved fast enough only Daring could tack his movement. Mint Leaf laid sprawled on the floor where Six had dumped her. He was now holding Hard Tack high enough off the ground his back hooves were barely touching the floor. Hard Tack’s hooves scrambled fruitlessly at Six’s arm, with the only effect being a dull clank that was muffled by the sleeve on Six’s coat.

“Leave now, or I put you in one of these beds, covered with a sheet,” Hard Tack pupils shrank as Six spoke. Six tossed the stallion who slid across the floor then scrambled to his hooves. He galloped out of the room tail tuck between his legs.

Laughter burst out of Gale as she fell sideways onto the floor, “By Celestia, that was the best thing I’ve seen all month.”

“You’re better than him,” Six stated still watching the door Hard Tack had scampered through.

“She really is,” Mint Leaf interjected, having pulled herself off the floor.

“I… I mean I guess,” Gale had sat up and was tracing a small circle with her hoof.

A stirring on the bed drew their attention to its lone occupant. Silver’s eyes fluttered open and he groaned as his head lifted to look blearily around the room. “Wha-… where…mom?”

Mint Leaf gasped and quickly latched herself onto her son. “Silver you’re alive, thank Celestia you’re alive.”

Daring snuck a glance a Six and caught a smile flit across his face before it returned to his usual stoic expression.

Six cleared his throat, drawing the attention of the room. “I only have one question then I’ll leave you be. “Six walked to the side of the bed and kneeled down to eye level with Silver. “Do you remember coming across anything strange before getting sick?”

Silver looked puzzled for a moment as he thought. He started to shake his head, he changed his mind and nodded. “A…A statue, it looked a little like you. In some caves.”

Mint Leaf gasped and pulled away from Silver, “Do you mean those old miner caves?” Silver didn’t answer at first. “Silver Leaf you answer me right now. Have you been going into the old caves when you know they are off limits to everypony.”

Silver cringed, then nodded, “Everypony does it, mom.”

“And if everypony decided to jump off a cliff, would you?” Mint Leaf’s glare softened. “We have a reason we don’t let you colts and fillies do certain things. It’s so you don’t get hurt.”

“Where is this cave?” Six asked interrupting the mom speech.

Mint Leaf furrowed her brow as she thought. “It’s northeast of here. If you take the road north till you read a knotted pine, you’ll know which one, no other tree looks like it, then head directly east from there you’ll find it.” She tilted her head. “Why?”

“We need to make sure no one else finds that radiation source,” Six stated as he checked his pip-boy. “I know what to look for, so I’ll go and close off the cave permanently.”

“I’ll go with you, I’m kinda curious now,” Daring stood and stretched like a cat. “It’ll give us something to do before we head out tomorrow.”

“I…thank you,” Mint Leaf’s grip tightened on her son. “I’d hate to think of something like this happening to anyone else.”

Daring waved her hoof dismissively, “It’s no trouble, it’s kinda what I do.” She shot a glance at Six. “And apparently what he does too.”

Six nodded and turned on his heal to head out. He was halted when Mint leaf called out, “Wait… I don’t even know your name.”

Six half turned to the mare. His jaw clenched, his eyes were focused on the ground. After a moment he looked up, directly into Mint Leaf’s eyes, “Amos.”

Author's Note

NEW CHAPTER! Yes I know it's been a long time. I've been busy for the last several months but here it is. Enjoy.