`` okay , '' she whispered and her body settled into his . and he was a good leader , he thought . he enjoyed horseback riding over hiking . it takes a moment for me to process what just happened . it made for long walls of green leaves that were hard to see through . maybe it 's the short hair or maybe it 's just that i wear all that has happened like a mask . we do n't have much to carry . the full moon was just under a week or so away . 