Chapter 18 A Gentling

• I set a trap that afternoon and managed to catch a small rabbit. Triumphant as I skinned it with my little eating knife. I tried to build a fire but wasn't doing a good job.
• Frustrated I grunted and fell back onto the leaves. The temperature was just right. And the leaves were soft under my back. And I was exhausted. I closed my eyes, for only a moment.
• "I want you." His low rumbling voice made me shiver as I peeled an eye open.