Back to Barracks
After pack up cart and say goodbye and get horses and thing, it easy to get back to army. Get two horses, so them not fall over part way back. Get food too; that Prgukar idea, so not have to eat horses. Food that Prgukar get not taste as good as fresh horse, but that OK, because horses good for other things too. Like for trip to market. Or for trip to other places, too.

Some things happen back at army place while Grunk gone, too. People come with lots of carts -- big carts with roofs on them. Strange people, Ralph say. Call them "actors". That mean them pretend to be different people. But it OK, because actor say what pretending to be, and that it all just some story that them telling. It sound like fun way to tell story. It too bad that Grunk not get to see, but Grunk rather see beach and Ulanki, so it OK.

Grunk miss other thing, too: market. Grunk worry more about that than actors. That because Grunk give coins to wizard to get story about Grunk sword. If Grunk not show up, Grunk lose coins! And maybe lose story, too. That even worse. What if wizard not at market next month? What if wizard there, but say it too late? Grunk make deal; not like to not do Grunk part. But Grunk do part of Grunk part -- giving coins -- so maybe it work out even though Grunk late. Hope so.

Mood Then: worried