They continued on the road for several days, eventually they came across the bridge that would lead them west. They had passed by only one other town, the people there were nice enough but clearly not as welcoming as the people in Plains Crossing had been.
The further on they rode the more wooded areas they encountered, making it easier for them to hunt for food, so their routine had begun to include nightly trap setting and fishing along the river as they travelled steadily onward. Nova was enjoying the toy they had bought for her back at Sammy’s General Store and took to sleeping with it tucked between her forepaws every night. The tiger had also started to sleep closer to the tent opening, seeming to be on alert for intruders. The space freed up by the anim
