Chapter 37

Like Gabriel earlier, he was clothed in thick furs and his have been natural, moccasin-like boots, the soles thick, but pliable. Amelia frowned. Despite Robert 's massive weight, she couldn't in reality hear it when his foot hit the ground. She had earlier when he was running, but now?

“How do you walk so quietly?” she asked, pointing at his feet.

Robert looked down, frowning at his personal feet as he took every other long, slow step over a fallen log that Amelia would have had to jump or crawl over.

“Oh! You haven't trained, of course,” he said with a deep chuckle. “Don't worry, the longer you're with us, the extra you will research to navigate the forest silently. It helps with hunting and… warding off undesirable attention.”

Amelia wasn't positive she desired to hear whose attention she wanted to avoid, however she was about to ask anyway, when Robert looked ahead and smiled. “Mmmmmm, it is Parritch today. One of my favorites