"Grandpa had a sheller out in the barn. It wasn't fixed up nice like Doug's but it worked. Why don't you swing by in the morning and grab it." Once th...s was decided they got down to the business of supper.Sarah had made some bread with the fresh ground wheat, surprising everyone when she pulled it out of the oven. Although it was different from the soft white store bought bread everyone was used to, they all agreed the coarse brown bread was quite good. This lead to a discussion of the things. Finally the battle began, and it looked like a tidal wave of raiders was ready to wash over us.The raiders kept whooping and screaming, and then suddenly the front line dashed forward toward us. When they got into range, Howling Wolf shouted, "Fire!"The first line of archers fired. You could hear the hum of the arrows as they flew over our heads. The first line stepped back, and the second line of archers stepped forward and fired, just as the arrows from the first line struck the advancing. Deciding to try and shorten the odds a little and growling with anger, I took the handle of my hiking pole in my left hand, grabbed the rubber ferrule on the bottom and pulled it off, continuing the movement to lash out and strike the nearest rapist across the throat. As he fell back with a gurgle, clutching at his throat, the rapist between the woman’s legs reared back and started to push himself to his feet, I pivoted slightly and stabbed him in the ribs with the steel point of the hiking. Carter got up and headed upstairs and found Dove crying and heading to her room. She had been ease dropping. He wanted to comfort her but chose not to and headed to his room. Dove wiped her tears, she was so done and tired of loving him and after all this time he still didnt want her. Time to move on, she told herself. Dove got into bed and made a little spot for her new kitten and laid there. She couldnt sleep and sure as hell wasnt going to stay up and think about Hunter. Her phone vibrated.