The air was calm and he was now able to see a good distance. Too much of their time had been spent fighting dust that swirled around making visibility almost nonexistent. He’d wrapped his scarf around Rachael’s face so taking deep breaths came easier for her. He feared she had come close to passing out several times, bringing him to a near panic. After what they’d been through together, he couldn’t lose her now, especially not as the result of an attack he carried guilt for not avoiding. When they came to the top of a rise, he spotted dozens of twinkling lights in the middle of a wide valley. A town, thank heavens we’ve found a town, he thought he’d said only in his mind. “Wh-what did you say, Johnny?” “I-I guess I was mumbling, Rachael, sorry. I said it looks like there’s a town up ahead.” He kicked the horse to a trot. We should be able to make it in an hour or less. I pray there’s a doctor there. “That’s good news, isn’t it, Johnny?”
