“Tess looped it over one elbow so that it wouldn’t tug so much on her tender flesh. She slid a hand under the steel links and gingerly rubbed her chafed, sweating skin. Tess shifted in her saddle and thought about the other chafed parts of her body. She glanced over her shoulder and glimpsed Jeopard, whose horse stayed close behind hers. She sensed that he was watching her, as usual. His unwavering attention seemed designed to force her to notice him in return. Tess faced forward proudly and pre...tended to study. their surroundings. The air was sweet and the scenery spectacular, which made her situation seem even more depressing. Startled insects hummed louder as the horses’ feet crunched through the undergrowth. To her right the land dropped into a beautiful, dramatic gorge. Massive granite boulders overhung the banks of a stream bed at the bottom, and thick, graceful trees draped their limbs toward the rushing water. Nantahala meant “land of the noonday sun” in Cherokee, because the mountains rose so steeply that some of the narrow passes between them stayed in shadow most of the day.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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