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It wasn’t that she felt better and could walk. It was as if she didn’t walk something was going to happen.
Laun had woken at her usual too-early time having to roll out of bed and waddle to the privy. She hadn’t really stopped since then. Morning meeting was short as Laun was standing in place rocking back and forth, hearing that nothing really was pressing so she called out for anything that had to be dealt with right then. Nothing did, so she grabbed her milk and started out of the Great Hall.
She did not walk fast. People could find her for any problem or discussion they wanted. She shared fresh berries with some of the people in the field as they pointed out a different way to plant for the next season to make it easier to catch rain water to irrigate. She made it as far as the barrier across the main road, having help to climb as far up as she could to look over the logs and such. She then headed back, out pacing a harvest wain for a few minutes.
It was mid afternoon. Laun turned from the main gates into the keep and followed the wall around and back into the woods to continue walking. Several of the horses were hobbled outside the temporary stables that had been put up in the old apple orchard. Laun paused long enough to hold her hand out to several of the horses, their warm snorts making her giggle before she went on.
Hunter was sitting on a stump that had been dragged into the shade of one of the old trees. He was polishing a piece of tack and looked up. He took a moment before smiling.
“Haven’t seen you for a few days. Thought I would come by and see how you were doing.” Laun held out her hand and rocked back and forth as she stood a pace away from the ex-soldier. »Read More