Chapter Five – Witney'Nooooo! No… no… please, it hurts!'
'Oh, keep still, boy! You act like you've never suffered a haircut before!' Bell pushed the wooden bowl back onto Cal's head and continued cutting at the hair sprouting out at the sides.
Witney had offered the security they needed and now, after three days, they were rested and well fed. Bell had stitched the tear that the wolf had made in Usher's trousers, and offered a replacement for his tunic. They were now comfortable enough with Bell and her family that Bell had insisted on them bathing and having haircuts. The bathing had been cold but fun as the boys splashed about in the river, rubbing off the worst of the dirt that covered them with handfuls of fine sand. The haircut was the last of her demands and wasn't so welcome.
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