Chapter 39: Hunger Problems

Ash began to get hungry. Masang was lucky - he had a stash of carrots behind a rock. Not that I want to eat carrots, Ash told himself, I just want food.
It looked like everyone was hungry. Fan had found a few bugs and ate them, so she wasn't hungry at all. The meat-eaters, however, were starving.
"Let's just eat Masang," Rusty mumbled.
"No!" Charlotte protseted, "he's an innocent rabbit!"
"But we'll no longer be hungry!" Rusty pointed out.
"We shouldn't eat Masang," Dust sided with Charlotte. "He's a friend."
Of course Dust would side with Charlotte, Ash fought back an eye roll. He didn't want to eat Masang, so he'd side himself with Charlotte as well.
"Airia," Charlotte called to the winged wolf, "when do we get to eat?"
"We'll go hunting soon," Airia promised.
"Thank the Peacebenders!" Rusty sighed with relief.
"I'm starving," Stone mumbled.
Ash again thought he could hear something behind him. But when he whipped around, there was nothing.

Author's Note:
Ash is always hearing pawsteps a lot since the journey, hasn't he? Wonder who it could be...