14
It was a mile away from the boundary where I finally found Cade lying flat on his back in the sand. His horse stood a few feet away, gazing at him warily.
Snickering, I got off Mika and stood over him. He held his arm over his eyes, shielding himself from the bright light. All I could see were lips moving as he mumbled to himself.
“Nap time already?”
He lifted his arm a tad. Even from under his arm’s shadow, his eyes were a vivid blue. “You find this amusing?”
“Why, yes, I do.” I grinned.
Lukas slowed Milo and peer down at Cade as he passed us. Big John followed close behind him.
“You know, the idea is to ride the horses to the city,” Lukas said.
“You’re funny, too. Before the war, you’d probably have made it as a comedian,” Cade said.
“What’s that?” I asked.
“It’s a jokester
