June’s POV
I awoke to see Hank nowhere in sight, panicking a little before I remembered I could reach him. ‘Hank, is everything alright?’
‘Everything’s fine June. I’ll be there shortly with food, just rest some more if you can; we have a long day ahead of us.’ He reassured me, making me instantly relax some on the hay.
Claud and I had stayed up till basically the brake of dawn today, taking care of Hank and his fever as Claud whittled away on root vegetables. I had a feeling that whenever Hank was expecting to show up would be doing so soon, especially after everything that had happened; and especially after the luck we’ve had. I stretched a little and went over to the water trough near the horses, using it to at least freshen up a bit. The horse in the straw closest to me whinnied as I
