Chapter Sixteen
Jesse blinked in surprise when she felt herself being lifted. Her heart thundered in her chest as she tried to remember where she was. She looked up in surprise as she was carefully lowered to the thin pallet where Saber had been lying.
“What?” she started to say. “Saber? Are you…?”
“I’m fine, thanks to you, little warrior,” Saber said with an amused smile.
Jesse grimaced as she lay back with a tired smile. “Not much of a warrior if I fall asleep on guard duty,” she said ruefully. “What time is it?”
“Mid-morning. The sun would burn your delicate skin,” Saber said, nodding to the area where she had been hiding. The sun was now creeping toward it. “It is a good thing I woke up.”
“How is your leg?” Jesse asked as she covered a yawn. “I have more medicine if you need it.
