//------------------------------//
// Chapter 40 
// Story: One Hundred Ponies of Tambelon 
// by Tartarusbound 
//------------------------------//

	“Nightshade managed to barter with a local,” Granite pointed out.

“Did she get all of the materials she needed for her ‘cure’?” Writ sarcastically responded, “Did she secure the staples we need for the herd to survive?”

“No need to be like that, Goldie,” Canary responded. Thunderstruck and Tapper joined her in glaring down Writ.

Writ sighed, “Sorry. I’m just stressed out. Barter would be ideal but… what would we trade? Our freedom?”

Nopony had a response to that.

“…Tapper, you found a small settlement nearby, right?”

Tapper reluctantly nodded.

“No casualties,” Granite eventually declared, “in and out.”