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They walked half the night before Scout could not take another step. Daisy didn’t look like she could do much more either and found them a niche in the cliff a short climb up from the road, far enough that once they were inside no one walking by would notice them.
It was a tight squeeze, but that was probably all for the better, as the temperature started dropping again. Daisy pulled a thin, insulated blanket out of her pack and huddled close to Scout with the dogs between them so she could tuck it around all of their bodies.
Shadow curled up in Scout’s arms, his preferred place to sleep. Gert usually liked to be behind Scout’s knees, but now she had another human at her disposal. She curled up against Daisy, resting her head on Daisy’s bicep and closing her eyes with a very contente
