Chapter 24
“I need a bath, Sarah.”
I’ll drop you beside that stream and keep watch over you.
“Thank you.” He stroked her panel.
You’re my scout, Hart. I want you to be happy.
If Kes accepted him, he’d be very happy.
Sarah set down, and even though she’d be guarding him, he took the stunner with him. He removed his clothes, scrubbed them, and laid them out on the grass to dry. Then he stepped into the stream and sat, humming in pleasure at the cool water flowing over his skin.
The last time he’d been in a stream, he’d come out and fallen asleep. Hart grinned to himself. Not this time.
His grin broadened as the corvid suddenly appeared and circled his head. “Did you find Kes, little sister?” he whistled.
The corvid whistled in response, and Hart narrowed his eyes against the glare o
