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He nodded, keeping his cool. "Come. We'll go into the Farther Pastures."
Stiffening as the contraction relentlessly ached, she breathed a trembling sigh when it stopped and followed after Flip.
Rain drizzled dully down on the grassy fields, sprinkling everything thoroughly. Thunder crackled faintly, miles away now.
Flip led Silver into the woods near the Far Pastures until he found a spot that had not yet been hit by the relentless rain. It was a small, cozy thicket; blanketed with layers of autumn leaves and protected by several trees -- dogwoods lower down, and higher up, sturdy beeches and tall, majestic oaks.
He nodded, keeping his cool. "Come. We'll go into the Farther Pastures."
Stiffening as the contraction relentlessly ached, she breathed a trembling sigh when it stopped and followed after Flip.
Rain drizzled dully down on the grassy fields, sprinkling everything thoroughly. Thunder crackled faintly, miles away now.
Flip led Silver into the woods near the Far Pastures until he found a spot that had not yet been hit by the relentless rain. It was a small, cozy thicket; blanketed with layers of autumn leaves and protected by several trees -- dogwoods lower down, and higher up, sturdy beeches and tall, majestic oaks.