Actually, in the original version I had planned, Carson did just wander off, but then I noticed that Tain had previously tied him up so I assumed that he would have to escape somehow. That's when I got the idea for fire ants. :PÂ
Speaking of sleep deprivation, I wrote this entire story from 1:00 to 5:00 (AM) this morning. For some reason, I tend to be very productive when writing late at night. :P
Feel free to change as much as you want to make it compatible with your chapter. As I said, I just wrote this for fun, so you can remove/add as much as you want to my little part and I won't mind at all.