Once beyond the bounds of the small village, Salena’s pace slowed so Hennery could catch up.
“This way!” She grabbed him by the hand and gave him a brief pull. Then, with another quick smile, she took off again down the road toward the rolling fields beyond.
Hennery couldn’t help but smile as well, swept up by her open and unassuming enthusiasm. When he finally managed to catch her again, she was waiting atop the edge of the next hill, with the small valley spread out before them. The evening breeze set cool air tumbling about their faces and caused her long hair to dance behind her.
Scattered about the little valley below, Hennery spotted the small white forms of the sheep they had come to collect. But Salena’s gaze was fixed over the valley, where the lowering sun was casting a vivid
