Last night Treasure, Qaletaqa, and the others stayed at one of their stagecoach stations. They had hoped to leave at first dawn. He put unhappy Treasure in the back of the wagon again. They have been riding for a few hours Qaletaqa looks in the direction he and Treasure saw the smoke yesterday. He stares at the smoke for a few seconds, turns around then looks at Audrey. “Is your mother sleeping?"
“No, I'm not sleeping. Bored but not asleep.” Treasure sits up looking at her grandmother and Audrey laughing. “It’s not funny. I can’t lay here.” She’s scooting to the back of the wagon.
“That lasted longer than I thought.” Lucas laughs at Qaletaqa, who is riding fast to the back of the wagon.
Qaletaqa reaches the wagon when Treasure is about to jump off it. "My wife, wait. I'll get y
