Mallory returned Ryan’s grin before turning to her brother. “Yeah, we can keep going.”
Further along the river, Welby showed them where to cross. Mallory stared at the calf deep water. “Is it okay to walk through this barefoot? I don’t want to get my boots wet so close to dark.”
Smudge dived into the water where it was deeper, surfacing before going under again. He made excited little yips when he came up once more.
Barking excitedly, Fang joined him.
Callum sat on the riverbank. “Looks safe to me.” He pulled off his boots and socks, rolling up the legs of his trousers.
Everyone sat beside him, doing the same. It didn’t take long to cross and once their footwear was back on, they continued south east along the river. It was about half an hour before dark when Fang began to growl and
