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"Dominic Your shirtless friend"

"He kind of owed me a favor"

"Should I ask?"

"Probably best if you don’t"

They returned to the house, lightened their gear, loaded the res, and secured the She was getting the best of the deal, though not by much Years had passed since she’d even been on a horse, but the feeling was auto forward in the saddle, Sara gave three firm pats to the side of the horse’s neck "You’re not such a bad old guy, are you? Maybe I’ too hard on you"

Hollis looked up "I’ ate and descended the hill Scattered workers were toiling in the fields beneath a late afternoon sun Here and there a pennant still hung li the location of a hardbox; the watchtoith their warning horns and sharpshooter platforms jutted froe of the Orange Zone, the road forked: west toward the river townships, east toward Comfort and the Oil Road Hollis drew up and took his canteen from his belt He drank and passed it to Sara "How’s the old boy doing?"

"A perfect gentleestured eastith the canteen "Looks like so dust plu fast toward the city

"Maybe we could see if he’d trade for the horses," Hollis said, not seriously

Sara exa her eyes up and down "I have to say, you look rather dashing up there Takes ht with both hands on the pommel "I used to like to watch you ride, you know If I was on the day shift on the Watch, I’d sometimes wait on the Wall until you came back with the herd"

"Really? I was not aware"

"It was a little creepy of me, I admit that"

She felt suddenly happy A smile came to her face, the first in days "Oh, what could you do?"

"I wasn’t the only one Sos working out like they did" She capped the canteen and handed it back "Now let’s go see our babies"

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