C10 Chapter 10

The sun rose like a cold and shining disc behind the morning mist. Dominic slowed the horse.

“What do you say to that cluster of birches over there by the pond?”

They had ridden for a long time. Villemo was dozing off on her horse. She woke up and voiced her opinion on the spot.

“It looks nice and sheltered,” she said. “Yes, let’s try it, Dominic