Early as it is, it has been a very long goddamn day.
It started with the patrols being shorthanded, one rider out with the flu and two others god-knows-where, and that left them with two more routes than they had patrols. Then his horse had taken a bad step and lost a shoe, necessitating a quick return to the stables anyway, and by time that was dealt with, there was no sense in going back out, not if he still wanted to make it back before dark. A whole lot of bullshit.
"That I am," he says, a little exasperated, leaning back on his heels. "Might as well have just stayed home today."
But it has been a while since he heard that kind of enthusiasm out of her, and he's not about to blow that off.
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It started with the patrols being shorthanded, one rider out with the flu and two others god-knows-where, and that left them with two more routes than they had patrols. Then his horse had taken a bad step and lost a shoe, necessitating a quick return to the stables anyway, and by time that was dealt with, there was no sense in going back out, not if he still wanted to make it back before dark. A whole lot of bullshit.
"That I am," he says, a little exasperated, leaning back on his heels. "Might as well have just stayed home today."
But it has been a while since he heard that kind of enthusiasm out of her, and he's not about to blow that off.
"You're in a good mood."