Chapter 7
Mattie knelt by the second pair of dogs in her hitch. One held up a hind leg and whimpered when she touched it. “I think Vixen sprained or tore something, dang it. We hit a soggy spot in the snow about a half mile back and she got the worst of it. Damn bad luck!”
“Can you make it with seven dogs?”
“It’ll be harder, but yeah, I think so. My sled’s light, and I’ll stay off the runners. I can let Rex run single and set Vix on the sled.”
“Put her on mine. I’ve got the full eight dogs and I’ll stay off the runners, too.”
Together, they adjusted the tug lines to take the injured dog out of the linkage. Grey lifted the freed dog and settled her atop his lightly loaded sled bag. “Should I tie down her harness?”
Mattie shook her head. “She’ll ride. I think that leg hurts enough she
