13: Emily’s Wisdom
EMILY GOT UP EACH DAY AT 05:00 to watch the sunrise. But even then, there were already a few wounded hearts who had been up and about even earlier. Who knew if they even went to bed in the first place?
She walked the cobbled path up to an elevation that allowed her to see a little farther afield. All her animals were out grazing, getting fat in the process. It warmed her heart, but not her pocket, to see them all free range on the fifty-acre property. It was a small landholding for the purpose she had intended it for, though she sometimes wondered how long it would be before they outgrew it. But that was a problem for tomorrow, so she swatted the thought away.
It had been nearly a week since the Cameron brothers arrived, each carrying losses and injuries of their own.
