Chapter 37: No Man Left Behind Part 3
I left Cy to work on the fire and made my way over to the horses to see if there was anything I could do to make them more comfortable in the drizzle that was still coming from the sky. The poor animals had pushed just as hard as we had and there was no way they weren’t exhausted and sick of being wet and cold, just like I was.
In the middle of rubbing Edgar down with a lone dry blanket I found, I heard footsteps behind me that were too light to belong to any of the men in our motley crew. I looked over my shoulder as the ranger approached and tried not to stiffen or launch my automatic defenses when she gave me a considering look that raked from the top of my head to my toes.
“You’re pretty good with the horses for a California girl.” Her tone was dry and she made no effort to hide the sarcasm in it.
I lifted an eyebrow in her direction. “How do you know I’m from California?’