She hugged Sherry tight and kissed her cheek.Cathy had pulled her flashlight out and was exploring the cave that she had found. It did not go very de...p into the canyon wall, but it did open up into a nice open area. “Well, I guess the best thing to do is wait out this rain,” she said to herself. She sat on a ledge in the cave and pulled her backpack off pulling out an energy bar and a bottle of water. She eyed the joints in the bag and smiled. “No, not right now,” she giggled.She leaned. She looked off into the distance at cold Mount Blanc, feeling the wind cut into her face. Talking about these things never helped, but… she felt like he had a better chance feeling better about everything if she spoke to him. She inhaled. “I think there’s nothing wrong. I was a surgeon in New York, I was the best in the field. But the board decided that my lifestyle was… dangerous.” “What do you mean?” She smiled ruefully, “I have no social life. I spent all my time in the clinic, did one. All the saddle consisted of was several blankets sewn together with a cinch and stirrups to help him balance. Storms backbone was sharp so Sean appreciated the extra padding.Lightning led the little group and had spotted three snakes close to the trail on their way to the creek. The big dog had learned the smell of the reptiles at Sean's insistence.Sean had explained it to Lightning. "I can't sense snakes, boy," Sean said as he scratched behind the dogs ears. "That means you're the only. The distraction or attention from Rocky seemed to settle the child enough to prevent an attack of vomiting."Nice doggy," the child said, the first words that Seamus had heard from any of them."What's your name?" Seamus asked hoping for an answer that would tell him if the jeans and t-shirt wearing child was a boy or girl."Not tell strangers," the child said."Oh, well I'm Seamus, though my mom sometimes calls me Jamie," Seamus said.The child just shook its head and refused to speak. "I think his.