Emberwood up & over

SO sorry to hold this up!

To Easy's question, Dauntless shrugged. It was hard for him to describe the odor that hung in the air. "I dunno," Dauntless replied as he scrunched his nose. "It's just strange," he explained, opting for a different word. He hoped that it would suffice and the conversation would be dropped— he was already done with explaining himself. 

In the midst of his irritation, Day beckoned his roaming children. Instinctively, Dauntless rolled his eyes and turned in the direction from where his name had been called. "Do we have to?" he groaned, his voice only loud enough for Easy to hear. He wasn't ready to head back.