Chapter 5
Nick wandered to the end of the train depot, looked at his watch, turned, and walked to the other side, leaned over and peered down the tracks. Despite their crack-of-dawn departure time, he was edgy and wired.
“Will you stop pacing?” Todd and Witze said together.
Turning, Nick gave them both a sour look. Huffing a sigh, he sat on one of the benches. Witze sat on the next bench down and Todd stood between them, leaning against a support beam, arms crossed over his chest.
“You do know you didn’t give birth to those horses, right?” Todd asked.
“I think I’d remember that,” Nick grumbled. When Todd burst out laughing, Nick slouched and turned so his back was to them.
“The train is only a few minutes late. They always run late,” Witze said. “We should still get to the Chancellor
