Twenty-Six
They had to exclude Adama from their strategy meeting, because all he saw and heard, Manasseh would see and hear as well. But Adama did not care much for their plans.
“He never did,” Caleb whispered to Rahab with a smile. Something had happened between the two of them. She noticed it in the reserved yet warm way they greeted each other. Rahab was aware of Caleb’s presence and closeness, although he knew how to keep an appropriate distance. She stole a look across the field, observing Adama treating his father’s wounds, talking to him gently. Annie closed in on them, and they started gathering and treating the injured together. Something stung Rahab’s heart at the sight. Jealousy? The bond the two of them shared bothered her. The tender friendship that connected them, something
