Chapter 42
He had seen Nils only once during that time. He had come in for supplies just as Sam was walking out the door. The two men stood and stared at each other for several seconds. Nils had stepped forward, arms outstretched as if to embrace Sam. Sam had taken a step back, extended his hand and turned the hug into a handshake.
“Sam, I don’t know what to say,” Nils had said, his voice soft, trembling.
Sam had felt a surge of sorrow. “Don’t say anything. You’re a man of honor. You see your duty and are fulfilling it.” His mind went back to his own betrothal to Wild Flower, and how he had run from it in search of… In search of what? Just then, he wasn’t sure.