[ as always, the kiss makes emma smile, but she follows him out of the house to where the horses wait. she didn't expect to be saddling up today, but now, it's a matter of getting things together, getting the horses ready to leave, before they can head out on their own.
she pauses as she secures the packs to her mare's saddle, looking out across her land towards rose creek.
a beautiful little place, she thinks. somewhere that's offered her so much and let her make something of her life with matthew. but it's also taken a great deal from her, and now, months and months after the ordeal with bogue, now that it's rebuilt and seen itself back to its former, humble glory, she thinks she's ready to leave it behind.
it's a chapter of her life that's drawn to a close, and as bittersweet as that may be, she's ready for it all the same. ]
Vasquez?
[ she tips matthew's hat up a touch, looking over her horse at the outlaw. ]
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she pauses as she secures the packs to her mare's saddle, looking out across her land towards rose creek.
a beautiful little place, she thinks. somewhere that's offered her so much and let her make something of her life with matthew. but it's also taken a great deal from her, and now, months and months after the ordeal with bogue, now that it's rebuilt and seen itself back to its former, humble glory, she thinks she's ready to leave it behind.
it's a chapter of her life that's drawn to a close, and as bittersweet as that may be, she's ready for it all the same. ]
Vasquez?
[ she tips matthew's hat up a touch, looking over her horse at the outlaw. ]
You think we might visit again someday?