Late that night Sarat left the slave quarters. And snuck into the storage cabinet to find Aarav standing there with a bag over his left shoulder. “ Today is the day...we make as much ground as we can tonight and hopefully they won’t be able to track us,” Sarat looked at him and tilted her head “ We?” She asked. He nodded then handed her a bag then said “ You think you can make it across an entire desert by yourself?” She shook her head and smiled at him.
“Okay let's go,” he placed a hand on her shoulder and smiled the sighed and smile
Grabbed his knife. “ Now we can go,” She nodded as he took the lead. Aarav was only a year older than her but acted like he was her older brother. Over the years they had created this sibling-like bond.