I continued to follow BG toward the shimmering lake. I was running out of patience for his alter egos though, due to the fact that they were taking turns 'falling' down and needing my help to be carried. Each would fall and when I picked them up they would just snuggle into my arm and fall asleep for a while. O, well such is life when you are dealing with an imp.

"BG how about we slow down and wait in the underbrush for our comrades"
no response
"BG there are some berries and interesting looking rocks over there"
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