Cordia laughed at Will's teasing statement about no one being close enough to hear his scrams, but it did raise a question for her. "What are the chances we're going to run into marauders?" she asked.
"Tonight?" he clarified. "Not very likely. We should be able to hear them coming, same as anyone following us from town. I will admit I worry about them coming back, though, when I'm at the house, probably because the memories I have of the morning Nolan was killed are so vivid. But you don't need to worry, Cordia. I will protect you."
"I know you will," she said, believing it wholeheartedly. Off in the distance, she could see a cluster of lights from what appeared to be a small town. "Is that Nevada?" she asked.
"Yes," he replied. "There's a road up here that turns left and it goes back t
