It was well after dark when they drove off with a lantern hung from one of the saplings that arched over the back of the wagon to support the canvas. It swung back and forth with the movements of the wagon as they headed towards Delten.
Brodie sat beside Mallory, watching her count the coins they’d earned, drawing his hand back when she slapped it for the second time. “I can help.”
“I’d be finished counting a lot quicker if you’d leave me to it.” Mallory stacked the coins into piles of ten to make it easier to keep track of the amounts.
“You could go back to gathering herbs. And vegetables since you sold all of them.” Emica glanced over her shoulder from where she sat on the driver’s seat along with Ninette and Esben, who had tried to tell them he could take a turn driving.
“Once I fin
