"At least we have an idea where he was. Search for any word of him. And hurry, we must find him soon."Ree'al guessed that they should reach Lupida by ...he next day. They were setting a good pace but it came at a price. Both Ree'al and Lormia were tired and gaunt. Their food supplies were failing and they took no time to set snares or fish.They continued to practice both at dawn and dusk. Ree'al watched Lormia practice but made no comment. He could see that she was making progress. She, however,. ’ He smiled at her, ‘Don’t be gone long. They’re quick here, and this fish is best eaten while it’s still warm.’ She stood up, ‘I won’t be long.’ She made a dash for the bathroom. In the bathroom she went to the mirror and looked at herself. She started to cry. What was wrong with her? She should be angry. She should be frightened, terrified. She wasn’t any of those things. She didn’t know what she was. Things just didn’t make sense. She wiped her face a little, blew her nose, and tried to. By now, the naked woman had collapsed in tears, I hoped from relief. I jumped from my horse and ran to cover her with my rain slick. She was lying on the ground, and the other woman was doing her best to comfort her. I left the two women alone while I climbed into the wagon to check on the man lying on the driver's seat. I quickly found that he was an older man, and he was quite dead from a bullet to the chest. There was very little blood, so I assumed that he had died rather quickly.The woman. I’ve seen you with them.” Referring to all the girls I got shot down by.“No,” I chuckled. “I talk to a lot of girls, but the final results are colossal failures.”Michelle looked at me with her mouth open, like she was completely stunned. “What?” she said. “A good-looking guy like you has yet to…” she stopped there. Looked around and slid her index finger into her other hand, making the poking motion.“Ha,” I laughed. “Ok, no.” I just caught myself, turning my head and rolling my eyes. I am going.