Chapter 9“I had an idea,” Cailean said the following morning as he and Gerulf dressed for the day.
“Umm?”
“Okay, first I have to ask, how invested are you in your game warden job?”
Gerulf considered the question. “I love doing it because I’m keeping the wildlife safe from poachers and tracking their population levels and their health, as well as rescuing lost hikers and helping protect the natural resources, and…” He chuckled. “That sounded like a sales pitch to get someone to join up.”
“A bit,” Cailean agreed, feeling disheartened by Gerulf’s enthusiasm.
“Is there a reason why you asked?”
Cailean shrugged. “Just wondered.”
Gerulf waggled a finger. “Nope, not buying that. You said you had an idea, so tell me what it is.”
“Someone has to take over the bar and if it was you, you’d be
