He looked at me as he put it on his palm and held it out. I measured Holly’s pull and cut a few arrows and had her start practicing. xxx18 I took a breath and looked at Holly, “Stay three steps behind me and watch around us and what I do.”
She nodded and I looked at Silver before heading west through the destroyed camp and then into the forest. Trevor returned to the camp and called everyone. After eating I let her take the plates back and cleaned up. She snuggled against me and caressed my chest as I lay back, “thank you Hunter.”
I glanced at her, “for what?”
She shifted and seemed to smile, “for being you.”
I caressed her shoulder, “sleep, tomorrow might be a long day.”
I woke to the touch on my tent and



















