Selfsame
“This time the band of Mohawk were travelling at a good clip, cantering across an open field. She lifted her violently bobbing head to let her captor know she was awake and he responded by shoving her back down and shouting something angrily. His tone told her she’d better not struggle, so she didn’t, even though every hoof striking the ground sent painful shockwaves through her body.
She consoled herself with the knowledge that even a fit horse couldn’t maintain a canter forever. Sure enoug...h, after what seemed like an eternity but was probably only half an hour, they slowed to a walk.
The group of men chatted good-naturedly among themselves in their language, which suggested to her they were near the end of their journey even though New York, where Joseph said they were headed, would by her calculations still be several days’ ride south. Another hour or so passed before the sound of children’s laughter and barking dogs reached her.MoreLess
She consoled herself with the knowledge that even a fit horse couldn’t maintain a canter forever. Sure enoug...h, after what seemed like an eternity but was probably only half an hour, they slowed to a walk.
The group of men chatted good-naturedly among themselves in their language, which suggested to her they were near the end of their journey even though New York, where Joseph said they were headed, would by her calculations still be several days’ ride south. Another hour or so passed before the sound of children’s laughter and barking dogs reached her.MoreLess
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