The Bones of Valhalla (Purge of Babylon, book 9)
“He was wiping dirt off his hands, and despite the fact they were all wearing mostly dark clothing, she could still make out the specks of dry blood on his shirt and under his chin. He tossed the shovel with the chipped wooden handle near the shelf where he had found it this morning and dug out a water bottle from his pack.
“You okay?” she asked.
“Gave her a nice spot under a tree about fifty yards from here,” Blaine said. “Took a while. The ground is a lot harder than it looks.”
“I ...could have helped.”
“Not with that shoulder. Besides, you’re going to be carrying her load from now on; might as well save it for that.”
She nodded and picked up her pack and slung it on. The duffel bag that Bonnie had been carrying since they reinserted into Texas sat nearby, and she picked that up and tossed it into the backseat of the Ford. Blaine did the same with his bag before walking to the suitcase, kicking at the empty rolls of duct tape she had used to seal the piece of luggage.MoreLess
“You okay?” she asked.
“Gave her a nice spot under a tree about fifty yards from here,” Blaine said. “Took a while. The ground is a lot harder than it looks.”
“I ...could have helped.”
“Not with that shoulder. Besides, you’re going to be carrying her load from now on; might as well save it for that.”
She nodded and picked up her pack and slung it on. The duffel bag that Bonnie had been carrying since they reinserted into Texas sat nearby, and she picked that up and tossed it into the backseat of the Ford. Blaine did the same with his bag before walking to the suitcase, kicking at the empty rolls of duct tape she had used to seal the piece of luggage.MoreLess
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