[ Todd walks until his feet won't let him go no further and then he walks a little more. The orchard lands around Farbranch start to give way to dustier prairies and scragglier grass. He can tell that somewhere off to his left that river he and Viola saw earlier is running past, but he don't turn in that direction because he needs to get as far away from Farbranch and its people as he can before his legs give out. It's the only way to know for sure they'll take her, that she'll be safe.
Manchee yaps about his heels for the first little while, bouncing excitedly like this is all play, like he's forgotten why it is they're walking in the first place. And he probably has (Stupid effin' dog).
"Leaving, Todd. Todd? Todd? Todd? Leaving?" Manchee says over and over, and Todd just grits his teeth, and he don't say nothing back.
It's getting almost near dawn when Todd finally has to stop, dropping down in the shade of one of the thin, high-branched trees. Even Manchee is too tired to complain. And the Noise of Farbranch is far enough away now that Todd thinks, as he leans back against the bark, that they might be okay now. (She'll be okay now.). ]
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a night escape.
Manchee yaps about his heels for the first little while, bouncing excitedly like this is all play, like he's forgotten why it is they're walking in the first place. And he probably has (Stupid effin' dog).
"Leaving, Todd. Todd? Todd? Todd? Leaving?" Manchee says over and over, and Todd just grits his teeth, and he don't say nothing back.
It's getting almost near dawn when Todd finally has to stop, dropping down in the shade of one of the thin, high-branched trees. Even Manchee is too tired to complain. And the Noise of Farbranch is far enough away now that Todd thinks, as he leans back against the bark, that they might be okay now. (She'll be okay now.). ]
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