Chapter 147

Which was why he'd left their fur boots out of the water and not washed them. They would need to locate some way to clean them soon. But it was no use keeping her easy if she lost toes in the process.

She stared up at him as he knelt to keep her boots out for her so she wouldn't have to bend over and leave the fur gaping. He knew she acquired cold easily.

She braced on his shoulder to balance, sliding her ft into the boots as he held them. Then she pulled him into her fur and they stood, holding each other, for a very long time.

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The following days had been a blur of grief and worry. Gabriel led Amelia from the pools to a small, hidden cave on the jap side of the mountain, believing that the people would come from the west when they approached, which supposed they ought to safely construct a furnace inside.

They'd lost their capability to watch the activity in the valley, and that was making Gabriel even tenser. After his dialog