Chapter 35Lina
Mandy’s ranch was much smaller than Hans’s and apart from the horses, she had no farm animals. Walking the perimeter of the property, Lina didn’t encounter anything out of the ordinary. After first running around her in circles like a wind-up toy, Salty seemed content to sniff here and there and mostly stayed by her side. The horses didn’t bother them, they only looked on as they walked past, staring after them with their big, friendly eyes, and Salty made no move to chase them either.
A cold wind had come up. It blew in strong, intermittent gusts straight from the north, and Lina kept her hands in the pockets of her new jacket. Yet it felt good to be out walking. In New Braunfels she’d roamed the streets endlessly because she had no other option. Here she was out by choic
