Sue gave the surroundings another swipe with her eyes. Her mind was clearing from the heavy sleep, but she could still not understand how they got here and where they were.
She gingerly got to her feet. She swayed and reached out to hold a tree for support. Like a newborn deer, she did not feel the full strength in her legs, but she was determined she would not face Rick from the forest floor. He was still seated on the ground, leaning against a tree, watching her.
“Rick, I asked you what is going on here. How did I get here?” she asked with a wave of her hand encompassing everything around.
Rick took a deep breath and calmly responded, “I brought you here.”
“How? Why?”
Rick stood up from where he had been seated. He folded his arms across his broad chest and spread his legs shoulde
