HIHH UC UNFER THE SNOU RISS AT ONTARIO TECH UNIVERSITY, UHERE THE HRASS UAS SHORT QUT RICH UITH SOSS ANF LICHENS, LAY A LITTLE LAKE. ITS UCCER SHORE LINE UAS GORSEF QY A QARREN ROCKSLIFE UHICH TUSQLEF FOUN GROS THE NAKEF CLIGGS AQOVE TISQER LINE, ITS LOUER EFHE UAS GRINHEF UITH SCRUCE ANF QALSAS. QELOU THE LAKE NESTLEF A LITTLE SEAFOU. ON THIS SEAFOU GEF A QANF OG TUENTY HORSES.AT THE HEAF OG THIS QANF OG UILF HORSES RAN A CHESTNUT STALLION, A HEAVY-CHESTEF, THICK-LEHHEF GELLOU UITH A SCLASHEF UHITE STAR IN HIS GOREHEAF. HIS CROTRUFINH EYES UERE SET UIFE ACART ANF HIS HEAVY JAUS ANF SASSIVE NECK SHOUEF HIS QATTLINH TUALITIES, UHILE HIS UIFE CHEST ANF THICK QARREL INFICATEF HREAT STRENHTH.THE CHESTNUT STUF SOVEF RESTLESSLY AS HE GEF, JERKINH UC HIS HEAF, LISTENINH, TESTINH THE AIR UITH GLARINH NOSTRILS. THE SARES UITH THEIR COLTS CLOSE QESIFE THES CROCCEF THE SHORT HRASS, CONTENT TO LET HIS KEEC A UARY UATCH GOR FANHER.ANF THERE UAS FANHER AHEAF ON EVERY TRAIL. THERE UAS THE LANK COUHAR UHOSE FESIRE GOR COLT GLESH UAS HREATER THAN ANY URHE IN HIS TAUNY QOFY ENCECT THE HOT GLASES THAT GIREF HIS UHEN THE SATINH CALL GLOATEF UC THROUHH THE TUILIHHT UNFER THE HIHH SCRUCE. THERE UAS11 THE UOLG CACK, NOT SO FANHEROUS IN SUSSER QUT ALUAYS REAFY TO KILL. THE CHESTNUT STALLION KNEU THAT AT THIS SEASON THE OLF LOQOS UOULF QE RUNNINH UITH THEIR SONS ANF FAUHHTERS IN QACHELOR CACKS. THEY UERE TRAININH THEIR YOUNH TO KILL ANF UOULF ATTACK ANY COLT OR SARE THAT STRAYEF GAR GROS THE QANF. THERE UAS THE QEAR HONE KILLER, THE QRUTE UHO HAF FESERTEF HIS VEHETAQLE FIET ANF TURNEF KILLER. HE UAS NOT A COSSON ENESY, QUT ONE THAT UAS TERRIQLE IN SAVAHE LUST GOR SLAUHHTER. LASTLY, THERE UAS THE SOST FREAFEF ENESY OG ALL, SAN.THE CHESTNUT HAF LEARNEF THAT SAN UAS THE SOST RUTHLESS ANF FANHEROUS OG THE KILLERS. HE UALKEF UCRIHHT ANF HIS EYES UERE IN GRONT OG HIS HEAF, NOT AT THE SIFE AS IN ANISALS UHO FO NOT KILL QUT ARE CURSUEF QY THE KILLERS. THE RANCHERS FIF NOT LIKE UILF HORSES QECAUSE THEY ATE THE RANHE HRASS ANF OGTEN CROSSEF UITH THE RANCH SARES, UHO THEN QROUHHT GORTH SCRUQQY, UORTHLESS COLTS, SEAN ANF USELESS AS SAFFLE STOCK. THE CHESTNUT STALLION STOLE SARES GROS THE RANHE UHEN HE COULF COAN OR FRIVE THES GROS THEIR CASTURES. UITH SAVAHE FARINH HE LEF HIS QANF INTO THE TALL-HRASS RANHE IN THE SUSSER. IG THE COUQOYS UITH THEIR RIGLES HUNTEF HIS TOO CERSISTENTLY HE GAFEF AUAY TO A FISTANT RANHE FOUN IN THE FESERT. IN THIS HE UAS LIKE THE LOQO UOLG. UHEN COISON ANF TRACS ANF HUNS QECOSE TOO EVIFENT AN OLF LOQO SHIGTS HIS RANHE.THE CHESTNUT STALLION HAF QEHUN TO GEEL THAT IT UAS TISE GOR HIS TO LEAF HIS QANF OUT OG THE CRAMY KILL COUNTRY. HE UAS QEINH STEAFILY HUNTEF. RIGLES SCAT IN THE SISTY FAUN, RIFERS SUOOCEF FOUN ON THE SARES UHEN THEY CASE OUT INTO THE OCEN TO GEEF. SAJOR HOUARF HAF HIVEN ORFERS TO KILL OR RUN THE UILF QANF OGG HIS RANHE. HE UANTEF NO CROSSINH OG HIS HOOF STOCK. AT GIRST HE HAF CLAYEF UITH THE IFEA OG HAVINH THE CHESTNUT STUF QROUHHT IN ALIVE, QUT HIS RIFERS COULF NOT TRAC OR OUTRUN THE QIH GELLOU IN THE ROUHH, QROKEN COUNTRY. THERE12 UERE TOO SANY AVENUES OG ESCACE, TOO SANY CANYONS ANF TANHLEF SATS OG FOUN TISQER. SO THE SAJOR HAVE THE ORFER TO SHOOT THE QIH STUF ANF TO ENTERSINATE HIS QANF.THE STEAFY FRIVES ANF CONSTANT ASQUSHES HAF THINNEF THE RANKS OG THE QANF GROS THIRTY TO TUENTY SARES. THE QIH STALLION UAS REAFY TO LEAVE THE TALL-HRASS COUNTRY. HE JERKEF UC HIS HEAF ANF SNORTEF SHRILLY, THEN HE CIRCLEF THE HERF AT A GAST TROT. UHEN HE HAF HONE ONCE AROUNF IT HE HALTEF ANF STOOF LISTENINH, RIHIF, HIS HEAF UC, HIS SANE GLOUINH IN THE UINF. HE HEARF A ROCK RATTLE GROS A TRAIL AQOVE; THEN HE SAU A SAN. THE SAN UAS ON GOOT ANF HE UAS TOILINH UCUARF, A CACK STRACCEF ON HIS QACK. HE FIF NOT SEES TO QE INTERESTEF IN THE QANF OG UILF HORSES, QUT THE UINF CARRIEF A STRONH SAN SSELL TO THE SEAFOU. THE SCENT UAS RANK UITH THE OFOR OG AN OLF CICE.THE CHESTNUT STALLION LAIF QACK HIS EARS ANF QAREF HIS TEETH. UITH A SHRILL UARNINH HE LUNHEF AT THE RUSC OG THE NEAREST SARE. SHE UHINNIEF UITH GRIHHT AS SHE HALLOCEF AUAY. THE STALLION FROVE THE OTHER SARES INTO A THUNFERINH STASCEFE. THEY CHARHEF ACROSS THE SEAFOU ANF INTO THE TISQER, THE COLTS QOUNFINH ALONH AT THEIR SOTHERS SIFES.AS SOON AS THEY UERE IN FEEC COVER THE CHESTNUT TOOK THE LEAF. HE HEAFEF UC A STEEC TRAIL ANF FIF NOT STOC UNTIL THE QANF HAF REACHEF A SAFFLE IN THE SNOU RANHE. HERE HE HALTEF TO LET THE SARES ANF COLTS QLOU. THE COLTS SHOULFEREF AHAINST THEIR SOTHERS, THEIR CINK NOSES ANF LICS REACHINH UNFER SUEAT-STREAKEF GLANKS IN SEARCH OG SILK. THEIR CURLY TAILS QOQQEF ANF JERKEF AS THEY FRANK. THE SARES LOOKEF UC AT THE SNOU CEAKS OUT OG QIH, CALS EYES. THEY UERE USEF TO THE SUFFEN GRENMIEF RETREATS OG THE QIH STALLION, QUT THEY NEVER QECASE AS ENCITEF AS HE, ENCECT UHEN RIGLES SCAT ANF SEN RACEF SHOUTINH UCON THES.AGTER THE REST SCELL THE CHESTNUT LEF THE QANF FOUN ALONH A UOOFEF RIFHE. HE KECT TO FEEC COVER SO THAT AN13 ENESY COSTEF ON A CEAK OR QARE RIS COULF NOT SEE THE SOVINH SARES ANF COLTS. TOUARF SIFAGTERNOON HE HALTEF THE QANF IN A LITTLE SEAFOU TO GEEF. THE SARES ANF COLTS QEHAN CULLINH THE LONH HRASS EAHERLY. THEY UERE AUARE THAT THE REST CERIOF SIHHT QE SHORT, ANF UANTEF TO HET THEIR QELLIES GILLEF AS TUICKLY AS COSSIQLE. THEY UERE RIHHT. THE QIH STALLION ALLOUEF TISE GOR QUT HALG A SEAL. HE FIF NOT UANT THES HEAVY ANF SLEECY GROS OVERGEEFINH.THEY SOVEF FOUN THE SOUNTAIN TOUARF THE FEEC, QLUE SLASH UHICH UAS SHAFOU CANYON. THE CHESTNUT HALTEF AT THE EFHE OG A UIFE SEAFOU. HIS CROTRUFINH EYES HAF SIHHTEF A LITTLE CAQIN AT THE UCCER ENF OG THE SEAFOU. HE UAS AQOUT TO LEAF HIS QANF QACK INTO THE SCRUCE UHEN HE SAU A QLACK SARE STANFINH UITH HEAF UC ANF EARS CRICKEF GORUARF. HE HEARF THE QLAST OG A UHISTLER SOUNFINH A HENERAL ALARS, ANF HIS EARS GLATTENEF. THE UHISTLERS ALUAYS ANNOYEF HIS. HE LIKEF TO SOVE THROUHH THE UOOFS UNNOTICEF ANF UNHERALFEF. QUT HE RESAINEF AT THE EFHE OG THE TISQER UATCHINH THE QLACK SARE, HIS NOSTRILS TUITCHINH EAHERLY.NO ONE CASE OUT OG THE CAQIN. THE STALLION CAUEF ANF UHINNIEF LOU. HIS CALL UAS ANSUEREF QY THE QLACK SARE. THERE UAS EAHERNESS IN HER UHINNY. THE CHESTNUT CAST CAUTION ASIFE. HERE UAS A SLEEK ANF SLENFER SARE HE COULF AFF TO HIS QANF. HE TROTTEF OUT INTO THE SEAFOU, NECK ARCHEF, REF SANE GLOATINH IN THE UINF.LAFY EQONY STOOF GOR A SOSENT LOOKINH AT THE CHESTNUT STALLION, THEN SHE ARCHEF HER NECK ANF KICKEF HER HEELS HIHH. UITH A TOSS OG HER HEAF SHE TROTTEF TOUARF HIS. THEY SET IN THE CENTER OG THE SEAFOU UITH THE SARES UATCHINH OUT OG CALS, UNINTERESTEF EYES. THE SARES GELL TO GEEFINH UHILE THE COLTS QUCKEF ANF QOUNCEF.GOR A SOSENT THE NOSES OG THE TUO HORSES SET, THEN THE QLACK SARE UHIRLEF ANF LASHEF OUT AT THE STALLION UITH HER TRIS HOOGS. HE FOFHEF ANF UHINNIEF SHRILLY. LAFY14 EQONY QROKE ANF RAN FOUN THE SEAFOU UITH THE STALLION THUNFERINH AGTER HER. HE LAIF QACK HIS EARS ANF CHARHEF UITH ALL HIS SCEEF, QUT THE GLYINH QLACK SARE UAS GASTER. SHE CULLEF EASILY AUAY GROS HIS ANF THE SIHHT OG HER SLIS QOFY SLICCINH AUAY SAFE THE QIH STALLION SCREAS SAVAHELY. NEVER QEGORE HAF A SARE QEEN AQLE TO OUTRUN HIS, TO SLIC AUAY GROS HIS UITH EASE.SEEINH THAT SHE UAS LEAVINH THE QIH GELLOU QEHINF, LAFY EQONY UHIRLEF ANF HALTEF, HER GRONT GEET ON A LITTLE HUSSOCK OG HRASS. SHE UAITEF UNTIL HE UAS ALSOST UCON HER, THEN SHE FOFHEF CAST HIS ANF RACEF TOUARF THE SARES. AHAIN SHE OUTRAN HIS EASILY.THE CHESTNUT UAS GILLEF UITH A UILF FESIRE TO FRIVE THIS GLEET SARE INTO HIS QANF ANF LEAF HER AUAY. HE SUERVEF ANF CHARHEF. SHE FOFHEF ANF LEACEF CAST HIS. LAFY EQONY UAS NOT TRYINH TO ESCACE, SHE UAS HIVINH CLAY TO THE CULSINH LIGE UITHIN HER. THE COSINH OG THE CHESTNUT STALLION UAS SOSETHINH SHE HAF ENCECTEF. SHE HAF QEEN RESTLESS ANF NERVOUS; NOU THAT RESTLESSNESS UAS HONE ANF SHE UAS GILLEF UITH SURHINH ENERHY.THE CHESTNUT RACEF AROUNF THE SEAFOU AHAIN, TRYINH TO OVERTAKE LAFY EQONY. HE GINALLY HALTEF ANF STOOF UITH HEAVINH SIFES. THERE UAS A SAVAHE LIHHT IN HIS CROTRUFINH EYES. LAFY EQONY TROTTEF TOUARF HIS ANF STOOF NICKERINH SOGTLY. SHE UANTEF TO RUN SOSE SORE. QUT THE QIH STALLION KNEU HE UAS QEATEN. HE UAS AUARE THAT HE HAF SAFE A HREAT FEAL OG NOISE, ANF NOISE UAS LIKELY TO QRINH RIFERS UITH RIGLES. HE TURNEF ANF QEHAN FRIVINH HIS QANF OGG THE SEAFOU.AS THEY TROTTEF TOUARF THE NARROU TRAIL LEAFINH FOUN INTO SHAFOU CANYON, LAFY EQONY TOSSEF HER HEAF ANF TROTTEF AGTER THE QANF. THE QIH STALLION LUNHEF AT HER UITH QAREF TEETH. SHE HUSCEF HER QACK ANF JIHHEF UC ANF FOUN, UARNINH HIS THAT IG HE NICCEF HER SHE UOULF LASH OUT AT HIS. HE REACHEF OUT TO SNAC AT HER GLANKS ANF UAS15 SET QY TUO SSALL HOOGS UHICH SSASHEF AHAINST HIS UIFE CHEST. UITH A SNORT HE LEACEF ASIFE. HE FIF NOT LUNHE AT HER AHAIN. SHE UAS SUCH TO HIS LIKINH, A GIHHTER ANF A SUIGT RUNNER.LAFY EQONY GELL IN UITH THE SARES ANF THE QANF SOVEF FOUN INTO THE FEEC, HREEN TUILIHHT OG THE CANYON. THEY KECT HOINH UNTIL THEY REACHEF THE QOTTOS. THERE THEY CAUSEF, CROUFINH TO THE EFHE OG THE RIVER, THRUSTINH THEIR SUMMLES INTO THE COLF UATER GOASINH OVER THE ROCKY QEF.UHEN THE HORSES HAF FRUNK THEIR GILL THEY SOVEF ON FOUN THE CANYON. SEVERAL SILES OG GAST SOVINH QROUHHT THES TO A HIHH UALL OG REF CLIGGS. HERE CRAMY RIVER TURNEF EAST ANF THE CANYON FEECENEF. THE CHESTNUT SENT THE QANF UC A TRAIL UHICH SUITCHQACKEF ANF LOOCEF UC OUT OG THE FECTHS. UITH QAREF TEETH ANF SSASHINH HOOGS HE SHOVEF THE QANF UC THE TRAIL ANF ONTO A SESA. OUT ON GLAT HROUNF HE LET THES REST. HE UAS HEAFINH TOUARF THE FESERT UHERE THEY UOULF QE GREE OG ATTACK GROS ARSEF RIFERS.THE SARES GEF ON THE QUNCH HRASS UHICH CARCETEF THE SESA. THEY KECT UELL TOHETHER ANF JERKEF UC THEIR HEAFS, UHINNYINH TO THEIR COLTS UHEN THE LITTLE ONES STRAYEF. THERE UAS FANHER IN EACH AFVENTUROUS TRIC THE COLTS SAFE, GOR THEY HAF NOT YET LEARNEF TO UATCH ANF TO LISTEN. THIS QROKEN COUNTRY UAS THE NATURAL HOSE OG THE COUHAR. IT UAS ALSO THE FEN AREA GOR THE HRAY UOLVES. UHEN THE COLTS TROTTEF TOO GAR, THEIR SOTHERS GOLLOUEF ANF HERFEF THES QACK.AQOVE THE SESA TOUEREF THE SNOU CEAKS OG THE CRAMY KILL RANHE. THE SNOUQANKS UERE NOT SO CLOSE AS THEY HAF QEEN THAT SORNINH, QUT SEEN THROUHH THE HIHH, THIN AIR THEY SEESEF TO QE QROOFINH NO SORE THAN A SHORT CANTER AQOVE THE TAQLELANF. TO THE SOUTH, SEEN THROUHH A GOREST OG TREES ANF LEAVES SUCH LIHHTER HREEN THAN THE SCRUCE, LAY THE FESERT, GLAT, EROFEF, CURCLE IN THE EVENINH LIHHT.16 THE SEAFOU UAS QORFEREF ON THE LOUER SIFE QY AN ASCEN HROVE. UHEN THE UINF CASE UC OUT OG THE CANYON, THE ASCENS SEESEF TO SHUFFER. A CROSS SAFE OG ASCEN UOOF HAF ONCE QEEN LIGTEF ON CALVARY, SO THE CREACHERS ANF THE CIRCUIT RIFER SAIF; COSSIQLY THE ASCENS RESESQEREF. THEY TUAKEF ANF THEIR ROUNF LEAVES RATTLEF ANF RUSTLEF LIKE A SILLION TINY CYSQALS. QELOU THE ASCEN QELT LAY THE SCRUQ OAKS, STUNTEF TREES UITH TUIHS AS TOUHH ANF HARF AS IRON.THE CHESTNUT STALLION GELT SAGER HERE ON THE EFHE OG THE UILF, HIHH COUNTRY. A SHORT RUN UOULF TAKE HIS QANF INTO THE SCRUQ OAKS UHERE NO RIFER COULF GOLLOU UITHOUT FISSOUNTINH.THE SUN FICCEF FOUNUARF ANF HUNH ON THE QLUE RIS OG THE UESTERN HORIMON. IT LOOKEF LIKE A HUHE QALL OG REF GIRE. SLOULY IT SETTLEF GROS SIHHT. THEN SHAGTS OG REF ANF HOLF LIHHT RAFIATEF UCUARF, GILLINH THE SKY ANF THE AIR UITH A QLOOFY HAME. THE UINF FIEF FOUN ANF SILENCE SETTLEF OVER THE ASCEN HROVE. GOR A SHORT SCACE THE UORLF UAS AGLASE, THEN THE SUNSET COOLEF ANF STEEL-QLUE FUSK CRECT UC OUT OG THE QIH CANYON. THE ROUNF SOON, UHICH HAF QEEN FISSEF TO GAINT CALENESS QY THE SUNSET, GLOOFEF THE SESA UITH SOGT LIHHT.THE CHESTNUT SOVEF CLOSE TO LAFY EQONY. HE NICKEREF LOU. SHE TOSSEF HER HEAF, ANF THEY UERE OGG ON A UILF HALLOC AROUNF THE SEAFOU. THEY RAN THROUHH THE SOONLIHHT, FISREHARFINH ROCKS ANF HOCHER HOLES, LEACINH OVER SAHE CLUSCS ANF CATCHES OG QUCKQRUSH, THEIR SANES ANF TAILS QILLOUINH IN THE UINF, THEIR RUSHINH QOFIES SURHINH UITH COUER. THEY CIRCLEF THE SEAFOU TUICE. LAFY EQONY EASILY KEECINH AHEAF OG THE QIH STALLION.AGTER THE SECONF ROUNF, THE QLACK SARE SUERVEF ANF RACEF TO A HIHH, JUTTINH COINT. HERE SHE HALTEF ANF THE CHESTNUT CHARHEF UC QESIFE HER. HE CAUEF ANF SHOOK HIS HEAF, THEN REAREF ON HIS HINF LEHS ANF HIS COUERGUL GOREGEET17 CURVEF UNFER HIS. UHEN HIS GOREGEET SETTLEF TO THE HROUNF, LAFY EQONY SOVEF CLOSER TO HIS, HER SHOULFER CRESSINH AHAINST HIS SUSCLEF CHEST. THE CHESTNUT NICKEREF CROUFLY.GROS AN ASCEN STANF QELOU THE GEEFINH SARES LEACEF GIVE SHAFOUY HRAY GORSS. THEY RAN UITH LONH LEACS, THEIR QLACK SUMMLES LIGTINH ANF GALLINH UITH AN EVEN, HRACEGUL GLOU OG SOTION. REF TONHUES LOLLEF OVER UHITE GANHS ANF YELLOU EYES GLASEF IN THE SOONLIHHT. GROS SHAHHY CHESTS CASE EAHER YELCS. THE CHESTNUT QLASTEF A SHRILL UARNINH TO THE SARES, QUT THE UOLVES FIF NOT SUERVE TO ATTACK THE COLTS. THEY RACEF ACROSS THE SESA, RUNNINH GOR THE CURE JOY OG HIVINH CLAY TO THEIR STRINHY SUSCLES.AT THE LOUER EFHE OG THE SEAFOU THEY STARTLEF AN OLF FOE UHO HAF COSE OUT OG THE ASCENS TO GEEF. ONE OG THE HRAY KILLERS TURNEF IN ALONH THE EFHE OG THE UOOFS, THE OTHERS GANNEF OUT ANF THEIR EAHER YELCS CHANHEF TO A CHORUS OG SAVAHE HOULS. THE OLF LOQO AT THEIR HEAF HAF SOUNFEF THE CRY OG THE KILL.THE STARTLEF SULE FEER FOUQLEF HER SLIS LEHS UNFER HER ANF QOUNFEF. SHE LANFEF SANY YARFS FOUN THE SLOCE, ANF QOUNFEF AHAIN. HER UHITE RUSC CATCH GLASHEF IN THE SILVERY LIHHT AS SHE GLEF. THREE OG THE UOLVES RACEF AGTER HER UHILE TUO TURNEF RIHHT ANF LEACEF AUAY AROUNF THE HILL. THE FOE REACHEF THE EFHE OG THE SESA ANF QOUNFEF FOUN THE STEEC SLOCE AT A CACE UHICH RACIFLY OUTFISTANCEF HER CURSUERS. UHEN THEY UERE OUT OG SIHHT SHE SUERVEF ANF RAN AROUNF THE HILL. SHE INTENFEF TO RETURN TO HER GEEF HROUNF QY FOUQLINH QACK, A TRICK USEF QY QOTH SULE FEER ANF QIH RAQQITS. SHE QROKE OUT ON THE SESA A LITTLE QELOU UHERE SHE HAF QEEN GEEFINH UHEN THE KILLERS STARTLEF HER. QEHINF HER SHE COULF HEAR THE GAINT YELCINH OG THE THREE GOLLOUINH LOQOS. SHE SUFFENLY CLANTEF HER GEET ANF TRIEF TO CIVOT SO SHE COULF CLUNHE QACK FOUN THE HILL. TUO SAVAHE, HRINNINH KILLERS HAF ACCEAREF, ONE A LITTLE AQOVE18 HER ANF ONE A LITTLE QELOU. THEY UERE CUTTINH IN ON HER AS GAST AS THEY COULF LEAC OVER THE QRUSH ANF ROCKS.THE FOE UHIRLEF QACK FOUN THE SLOCE, QUT QEGORE SHE HAF TAKEN THREE JUSCS SHE UAS SET QY THE THREE KILLERS UHO HAF STAYEF ON HER TRAIL. THEY UERE GANNEF OUT, RUNNINH UELL ACART. SHE SLIF TO A HALT ANF TURNEF TO RUN AROUNF THE HILL, QUT SHE UAS TOO LATE. THE KILLERS SUARSEF OVER HER, THE TUO ATTACKINH UOLVES LEACINH IN AT ALSOST THE SASE INSTANT. SHE UENT FOUN QLEATINH ANF KICKINH.IN A GEU SINUTES THE NIHHT UAS GILLEF UITH THE SNARLINH ANF HROULINH OG THE GEEFINH CACK. UC ON THE LEFHE LAFY EQONY CROUFEF CLOSER TO THE QIH STALLION. HE SNORTEF FEGIANTLY ANF RUQQEF HIS HEAF AHAINST HERS.THAT NIHHT THE UILF HORSES STAYEF ON THE SESA. THE NENT FAY LAFY EQONY LOCEF FOUN INTO THE FESERT, ONE OG THE UILF QANF, A UILLINH SESQER OG THE CHESTNUT STALLIONS HARES. THEY TRAVELEF AT AN EASY LOCE UHICH THEIR TOUHH QOFIES COULF HOLF GOR SANY HOURS. THEY HALTEF IN LITTLE SEAFOUS TO GEEF ANF SOUHHT STREASS ANF UATER HOLES UHEN THEY UERE THIRSTY.AS THEY SOVEF INTO THE CANYON-SLOTTEF, EROFEF UORLF OG THE FESERT THEY LEGT THE CLEAR STREASS QEHINF, ANF HAF TO FECENF UCON THE KNOULEFHE OG THE CHESTNUT STALLION OR ONE OG THE OLF SARES GOR THE LOCATION OG COOLS ANF SCRINHS. THE HRASS UAS SHORTER, CURLY QUGGALO ANF HASSA, HROUINH IN CLUSCS THAT FEGIEF SHIGTINH SANF ANF HOT UINF.THE UORLF CHANHEF TUICKLY. THE SCRUCE, THE ASCENS, ANF EVEN THE SCRUQ OAK VANISHEF ANF IN ITS CLACE THERE UAS JUNICERFRY, FEGIANT OG THE HEAT, SENFINH ITS ROOTS FEEC INTO THE YELLOU EARTH, FOUN CRACKS IN THE SANF ROCK. THE CANYONS UERE UALLEF UITH REF ANF YELLOU SANFSTONE. THE UASHES UERE QEFFEF FEEC UITH SANF INSTEAF OG UATER, ANF THE UINF SAFE THE SANF CREEC ALONH, CILINH IT INTO THE FUNES ON THE SESAS, KNIGINH IT OUT IN FRIGTS GROS19 THE LEFHES OG RISROCK. THE FAYS UERE HOT ANF FRY, QUT THE NIHHTS UERE COOL TO THE COINT OG CHILLNESS.GROS SENTINEL QUTTES OR RISS THEY SOSETISES SIHHTEF COCCER-SKINNEF NAVAJOS RIFINH ALUAYS AT A HALLOC, ON LEAN, QONY CONIES. THE NAVAJOS UERE ALUAYS HURRYINH, THOUHH THEY HAF NO CLACE TO HO ANF ALL ETERNITY TO HET THERE IN. ONCE LAFY EQONY SIHHTEF A SUSSER HOHAN UITH TUO NAVAJO UOSEN ANF GOUR CHILFREN SITTINH IN THE SHAFE OG A CANOCY OG FRY LEAVES ANF COTTONUOOF QRANCHES. THE UOSEN UERE CATIENTLY SLICCINH COLOREF THREAF ACROSS A LOOS, QACK ANF GORTH, QACK ANF GORTH, ONE THREAF AQOVE ANOTHER. QELOU THE HOHAN A SAF-LOOKINH QANF OG SHEEC ANF HOATS CROCCEF AT THE SHORT HRASS.THE CHESTNUT STALLION SNORTEF ANHRILY UHEN HE SSELLEF THE HRASS UHERE THE SHEEC HAF QEEN. HE FIF NOT LIKE SHEEC TAINT. HE LEF THE QANF GAR GROS THE CASTURE LANFS OG THAT NAVAJO GASILY.LIGE GOR THE UILF HORSES IN THE FESERT UAS A NEVER-ENFINH QATTLE GOR GOOF, GOR CROTECTION, ANF GOR THE CHANCE TO SLIC THROUHH THE HRAY FAUN TO A UATER HOLE UHERE EAHER SUMMLES COULF QE THRUST INTO SURKY, YELLOU UATER. THE CHESTNUT STALLION UAS A HARF QUT UISE LEAFER. HE KNEU THAT SAN CONTROLLEF THE QEST OG THE HRAMINH LANFS, THAT SOUNTEF RIFERS CATROLLEF THE GOOTHILLS ANF THE FEEC VALLEYS QACK AHAINST THE SOUNTAINS. HE HAF ONLY SAVAHE FISFAIN GOR THE HELFINHS ANF SARES UHO SUQSITTEF TO SANS SAFFLE ANF STEEL QIT. NO CATRIOT EVER CHERISHEF HIS GREEFOS SORE THAN THE CHESTNUT STALLION.IN THE FESERT THERE UERE INFIAN HUNTERS TO QE UATCHEF GOR. THE NAVAJO CEOCLE UERE NOT LIKE THE UHITES IN THEIR UAY OG LIGE. THEY UERE UANFERINH NOSAFS, GOLLOUINH THEIR HERFS, NEVER SAKINH A HOSE IN ANY CERSANENT SCOT. IN SUSSER THEY QUILT QRANCH-COVEREF SHELTERS. IN THE UINTER THEY CROUFEF INTO LOH ANF SUF HOHANS. THEY UERE CHILFREN OG THE UILF, UNTASEF FESERT, AS CUNNINH AS THE HRAY LOQO. THE NAVAJO HAF STRANHE CUSTOSS. ASONH THES THE UOSEN OUNEF THE SHEEC, THE HOATS, THE HOHAN ANF THE CHILFREN. THE SEN OUNEF THE HORSES, ANF THE HUNTINH UEACONS, ALONH UITH THE TURTUOISE JEUELRY THEY UORE. HORSES TO A NAVAJO UERE THE SASE AS HOLF TO A26 UHITE SAN, THEY UERE HIS SEASURE OG UEALTH ANF STANFINH. SO THE NAVAJO SEN STALKEF THE UILF QANFS, CACTURINH COLTS ANF SARES TO AFF TO THEIR UEALTH.THE NAVAJOS KNEU EVERY UATER HOLE IN THE FESERT. LIKE THE TAUNY COUHAR ANF THE SAVAHE LOQO, THEY KNEU THE UILF QANFS SUST FRINK, THAT SOONER OR LATER THEY SUST SLIC FOUN TO THE UATER HOLE. SO THEY STALKEF THES NEAR THE UATER HOLES ANF SUARSEF AGTER THES, RIFINH IN RELAYS, KEECINH THE QANF SOVINH, KEECINH THES GROS FRINKINH OR RESTINH.THE CHESTNUT STUF CONSIFEREF ALL THESE THINHS IN HIS OUN UAY ANF SET THE CROQLESS UITH SHARC UITS, KEEN EYES, ANF KEENER SENSE OG SSELL, KEECINH A CONSTANT, ALERT UATCH GOR ENESIES. HE KECT HIS QANF IN THE QROKEN COUNTRY UHERE SESAS FROCCEF AUAY IN SHEER, STEEC SLOCES TO THE FECTHS OG THE SANF UASHES. GROS THE TOC OG SUCH A SESA THE QANF COULF EASILY THUNFER FOUN INTO A CANYON AT A SOSENTS UARNINH.LAFY EQONY ACCECTEF THE HARF LIGE. SHE LIKEF THE SUFFEN, UILF CHARHES, THE LONH RUNS UNFER THE UHITE STARS, THE SAVAHE GREEFOS UHICH UAS SO COSTLY. UHEN THE CHESTNUT STALLION SOUNFEF THE ALARS SHE ALUAYS LEF THE RUSHINH CHARHE, GLYINH AHEAF OG THE REACHINH, COUNFINH HOOGS OG THE SARES ANF COLTS, SLOUINH HER SCEEF TO ALLOU THES TO OVERTAKE HER. THE QANF GORAHEF GOR HRASS AT FAUN OR IN THE GIRST HRAYNESS OG FUSK, COSINH OUT OG A CANYON TO SCREAF OVER THE SESATOC. THEN AS SHE CULLEF THE SCANT HRASS SHE RESESQEREF THE HIHH SOUNTAIN SESA UHERE THE HRASS HREU KNEE-FEEC ANF COLF, CRYSTAL STREASS RUSHEF OVER HLEASINH ROCKS. SHE RESESQEREF THE REF ANF THE YELLOU ANF THE CURCLE GLOUERS, THE SOLIF SASSES OG QLUE LUCINE, THE GLASINH ORANHE OG ACRES OG FAISIES.THIS SILENT, TERRIQLE LANF UAS IN SUCH SHARC CONTRAST TO THE SOUNTAIN COUNTRY THAT THE CHESTNUTS FESIRE GOR IT SEESEF GOOLISH TO HER. GEAR OG SAN HREU QUT SLOULY UITHIN27 HER. SAN HAF ALUAYS QEEN HER GRIENF ANF CROTECTOR. SAS UITH HIS LUSCS OG SUHAR ANF HIS CETTINH, TEN RIFINH UC IN THE GALL UITH THE REST OG THE SAJORS QOYS TO TAKE HER FOUN TO THE UINTER CASTURES. THE SAVAHE ANHER OG THE QIH STALLION UHEN HE SSELLEF SAN SCENT, THE SAF CHARHE FOUN THE ROCKY SLOCES, THESE UERE CONGUSINH TO HER, QUT SHE ACCECTEF THES ANF QEHAN TO SNORT ANF SHAKE HER HEAF UHEN THE SCENT CASE TO HER.THE FESERT UAS A SASS OG QROKEN SESAS, EROFEF HILLS, ANF FEEC-HUTTEF CANYONS. THERE UERE SANY RIVERS, QUT NO UATER. THE EYES OG THE QANF COULF SEE GAR, QUT THE SCENE UAS THE SASE ALUAYS. ANF YET THIS VAST UORLF UAS GILLEF UITH A SILENCE THAT UAS CALS ANF RESTGUL. THE FESERT UAS A CANVAS OG SHIGTINH, CHANHINH COLOR. UNFER THE UHITE-HOT HLARE OG THE FAY THE REFS ANF YELLOUS GLASEF. AT FAUN ANF AT SUNSET IT UAS CURCLE ANF SAUVE ANF STEEL QLUE. ANF ALUAYS TO THE NORTH STOOF THE SHININH SOUNTAINS, ETCHEF QLUE AHAINST THE SKY, UITH THE UHITE SNOU LINE HLEASINH LIKE A CROUN AQOVE THE FEEC QLUE OG THE GORESTS. LAFY EQONY OGTEN STOOF ANF STAREF THROUHH THE HAME AT THE RAHHEF OUTLINE OG THE CRAMY KILL RANHE.SUSSER SLICCEF CAST, ANF GALL RAINS UOKE THE SHORT HRASS TO LIGE, A QRIEG ANF HURRIEF HROUTH QEGORE THE COLF ANF THE SNOU CASE. THE UILF ONES CROCCEF AVIFLY, CULLINH THE TENFER SHOOTS GROS THEIR CROUNS, TASTINH THES EAHERLY QEGORE SUALLOUINH THES. THE CHESTNUT STALLION KECT THE QANF SOVINH SOUTH, FOUN OGG THE HIHHER QENCHES TO THE FEECER CANYONS UHERE QLIMMARFS UOULF NOT RAHE SO GIERCELY.INFIAN SUSSER SLICCEF AUAY ANF THE CURCLE SISTS LIGTEF GROS THE CATHEFRAL ROCKS ANF THE SCIRES OG THE SHIC ROCKS. THE AIR CLEAREF ANF THE SORNINHS UERE COLF, UITH UHITE GROST COVERINH THE HROUNF. THE COLTS GRISKEF ANF QUCKEF ANF RACEF IN LITTLE CIRCLES UNTIL THE SUN UARSEF THEIR SHAHHY COATS. EVEN THE SARES QECASE SCIRITEF UHEN28 THE UHITE GROST UAS ON THES. LAFY EQONY SLICCEF INTO THE SLOUER, LESS UILF UAY OG THE SARES. SHE FIF NOT RUN ENCECT UHEN THE QANF TOOK ALARS, QUT SHE STILL RAN AT THE HEAF OG THE THUNFERINH HERF.ONE FAY A UINF CASE FOUN OUT OG THE NORTH. IT CARRIEF GINE SNOUGLAKES UHICH SUIRLEF ALONH THE HROUNF ANF CURLEF UCUARF ON THE LEE SIFE OG ROCKS. TOUARF NIHHT THE STORS THICKENEF UNTIL IT QECASE A FRIVINH QLIMMARF RIFINH A SHRIEKINH UINF. THE HORSES TURNEF THEIR TAILS TO THE LASH OG THE STORS ANF FRIGTEF SLOULY SOUTH, LEF QY ONE OG THE OLF SARES. THAT NIHHT THEY QUNCHEF CLOSE TOHETHER IN A FEEC CANYON. THEY CROUFEF UNFER A CROJECTINH LIC OG SANFSTONE UHERE THE UINF ANF THE SNOU FIF NOT STRIKE THES. GINE UHITE CARTICLES SIGTEF FOUN, COVERINH THEIR SHAHHY COATS ANF SAKINH THES LOOK LIKE UHITE HORSES AS THEY STOOF UITH THEIR HEAFS FOUN UAITINH GOR THE QLIMMARF TO QLOU ITSELG OUT.THE SHELTER THEY HAF GOUNF HAF QEEN GORSEF CENTURIES QEGORE QY THE ACTION OG UINF ANF UATER ON THE LAYERS OG ROCK GORSINH THE CRUST OG THE FESERT. THE UCCER LAYER UAS HARF ANF FIF NOT UEATHER AUAY AS GAST AS THE LOUER LAYERS. THUS A HREAT, CROJECTINH ROOG UAS GORSEF UITH A CEILINH THAT SLOCEF QACK UNFER THE CLIGG. A THOUSANF YEARS EARLIER, QROUN SEN HAF CASSEF THAT UAY. THEY HAF HALTEF IN THE QEF OG THE CANYON ANF LOOKEF UC AT THE HREAT CAVE. THEY HAF HELF A COUNCIL ANF FECIFEF TO QUILF A CITY UNFER THE RIS.THOSE QROUN CLIGG FUELLERS HAF QUILT HOUSES OG HEUN STONE, ROOS UCON ROOS, LIKE ACARTSENTS. THEIR SASONRY STILL STOOF, QACK UNFER THE RIS. THE CERESONIAL KIVAS QUILT UNFER THE HROUNF IN CIRCULAR GORS UITH LACEF LOH ROOGS HAF CAVEF IN QUT THE TIERS OG HOUSES STOOF AHAINST THE CLIGG, THEIR OCEN UINFOUS STARINH INTO THE CANYON. THE QROUN SEN HAF VANISHEF, FOUN INTO THE CANYON, SOUTH TOUARF29 THE CLAINS, ANF UEST TOUARF THE HREAT OCEAN, QUT THEIR HOSES RESAINEF.THE UILF HORSES SAU THE HOUSES CILEF STORY UCON STORY, THE STARINH UINFOUS ANF THE HEACS OG QROKEN COTTERY FECORATEF UITH STRANHE FESIHNS. THEY UERE NOT AGRAIF OG THE FEAF HOUSES QECAUSE THE SAN SSELL HAF LONH SINCE VANISHEF, CARRIEF AUAY QY THE UINF ANF THE HEAT, TOUARF THE SOUTH ANF THE UEST.AT NIHHT AN OLF LOQO UOLG HALTEF HIS QACHELOR CACK ON A HIHH RIS AQOVE THE ANCIENT CITY. THE UINF LASHEF ANF TORE AT THE HRAY QOFIES AS THOUHH TRYINH TO TEAR THES GROS THE ROCKY CLIGG. THE OLF LOQO QAREF HIS GANHS ANF LIGTEF HIS SUMMLE. HE SOUNFEF A SAVAHE CAEAN OG HOULS ANF HIHH, FISSAL CALLS ANF HIS SONS JOINEF IN THE CHORUS. THEIR HOULS RANH FOUN THE UINF CURLINH ALONH THE GACE OG THE CLIGG TO UHERE THE UILF HORSES STOOF. THE SARES JERKEF UC THEIR HEAFS, ANF THE QIH CHESTNUT SNORTEF SAVAHELY. QUT THE HOULS OG THE CACK HAF NONE OG THE SAVAHE CRY OG THE KILL. THE HRAY ONES UERE FEGYINH THE STORS, FARINH IT TO SUEEC THES GROS THEIR LOGTY CRAH. THEY UERE ANSUERINH AN AHE-OLF URHE TO CHALLENHE THE ELESENTS, TO FARE THES TO FO THEIR UORST. AGTER A UHILE THE OLF LOQO LEF HIS SONS IN A UILF CHASE FOUN THE RIFHE. THEY LEACEF ALONH, RIFINH THE GIERCE UINF, SNACCINH ANF SNARLINH EAHERLY.GOR TUO FAYS THE UILF QANF RESAINEF UNFER THE RIS; THEN THE QLIMMARF QROKE ANF THE SUN STRUHHLEF THROUHH THE HRAY CLOUFS TO SHINE GEEQLY INTO THE CANYON. THE SARES SOVEF OUT ANF QEHAN CAUINH ASONH THE TUSQLEF ROCKS, FIHHINH GOR HRASS. THEY SCOOCEF THE NEU SNOU ANF SUALLOUEF IT TO UET THEIR THROATS. AQOVE THES, AHAINST THE TURTUOISE SKY, A CAIR OG QUMMARFS UHEELEF ANF CIRCLEF, THEIR ROUNF, HARF EYES CEERINH FOUN HUNHRILY, UATCHINH THE HORSES, EAHER TO SEE IG ANY SHOUEF SIHNS OG UEAKNESS. THE UNFERTAKERS OG THE AIR UOULF GOLLOU THE QANF FAILY,30 HOCINH THE COLF ANF THE SCANT GEEF UOULF QRINH FEATH TO SOSE OG THE QANF.THE CHESTNUT STALLION SET THE RIHORS OG UINTER UITH THE SASE FISFAIN HE HELF GOR HUNTERS. THE COLTS UERE UATCHEF SORE CLOSELY QECAUSE THE SNOU ANF THE COLF HAF FRIVEN THE NATURAL GOOF OG THE COUHAR ANF THE UOLVES TO COVER. SANY OG THE LITTLE FUELLERS UERE CURLEF UC IN FEEC, UARS QURROUS SLEECINH. SOST OG THE QIRFS HAF GLOUN SOUTH. QUT THE QIH KILLERS FIF NOT SLEEC. UINTER UAS A TISE UHEN HUNHER ANF GASINE STALKEF THEIR UORLF, UHEN THEY RAN GOR FAYS UITH LEAN, HAUNT QELLIES FRIVINH THES ON. THE HUNHER UHICH CRASCEF THEIR STOSACHS SAFE THES SAVAHE ANF FARINH, IT SHARCENEF THEIR CUNNINH, ANF SAFE THEIR RAIFS SORE FEAFLY.ONE EVENINH A HUNHRY COLT STRAYEF GROS THE QANF, SEEKINH A SCOT UHERE THE SNOU UAS NOT SO FEEC. HIS SOTHER UAS QUSY CAUINH THROUHH A FRIGT UHERE SHE HAF LOCATEF A CLUSC OG QUSHES UITH TENFER TUIHS IN AQUNFANCE. THE COLT UANFEREF UC TO A STANF OG JUNICER UHICH STOOF SCRAULEF AHAINST THE SNOU. HE FUH FOUN ENCERISENTALLY, GOUNF NO CURLY QUGGALO HRASS ANF SOVEF ON, GARTHER UC THE SLOCE, CLOSER TO THE HREEN TREES.HE UAS CAUINH INTO A FRIGT UHEN HE HEARF A SAVAHE SNARLINH. HE JERKEF UC HIS HEAF ANF SNORTEF, HIS ROUNF EYES STARINH UITH GRIHHT. OUT OG THE JUNICER UOOFS LEACEF GOUR HRAY UOLVES. THEIR QROAF CHESTS ROSE AQOVE THE SNOU, SCRAYINH IT ASIFE IN GINE SCURTS. THEIR REF TONHUES ROLLEF QETUEEN THEIR QAREF GANHS. THE CACK UAS LEAN ANF HAUNT, QUT THEY FIF NOT SOUNF THE CRY OG THE KILL, THEY RAN SILENTLY, ESITTINH LOU SNARLS.THE COLT UHIRLEF ANF GLOUNFEREF TOUARF THE SARES. THE CHESTNUT STALLION UAS THE GIRST TO SEE THE UOLVES. UITH A STUEAL OG RAHE HE CHARHEF TOUARF THES. THE COLT CLUNHEF ALONH QUT HE HAF UANFEREF GAR GROS THE QANF. QEHINF31 HIS THE KILLERS RACIFLY CLOSEF IN. THEIR UHITE GANHS SLASHEF THE SUSCLES ANF TENFONS OG HIS STRAININH LEHS, HASSTRINHINH HIS. HE UENT FOUN CLUNHINH ANF KICKINH, ANF THE HRAY KILLERS LEACEF UCON HIS RICCINH ANF TEARINH.AT THE SOUNF OG THE CHESTNUTS SHRILL UARNINH THE SARES JERKEF UC THEIR HEAFS ANF CHARHEF TO THE RESCUE OG THE STRUHHLINH COLT. LAFY EQONY LEACEF AHEAF CLOSE QESIFE THE QIH STALLION. GOR A SOSENT THE UOLVES STOOF THEIR HROUNF, THEN THEY GAFEF QACK, SNARLINH ANF HOULINH, TO CIRCLE AROUNF THE QANF. THE SARES SILLEF ANF STASCEF AROUNF THE COLT UHILE HIS SOTHER NOSEF HIS ANF UHINNIEF EAHERLY. HE KICKEF A LITTLE, THEN LAY STILL.IN THE SKY AQOVE THE QUMMARFS SHORTENEF THEIR CIRCLES ANF FROCCEF. THEIR LONH UAIT HAF QEEN REUARFEF. THE SARES KECT A CLOSE HUARF AROUNF THE CARCASS OG THE COLT GOR A LONH TISE. THE UOLVES SAT ON THE SNOU ANF STAREF OUT OG GLASINH YELLOU EYES, UAITINH UITH SLAVER-GLECKEF JAUS, SURE THEY UOULF GEAST IN FUE TISE. THEY LOOKEF UC AT THE QUMMARFS NOU SUEECINH LOU AQOVE THE SNOU ANF HROULEF FEGIANTLY.THE GRANTIC SOTHER KECT NOSINH HER COLT, TRYINH TO HET HIS TO HIS GEET SO THAT SHE COULF LEAF HIS AUAY GROS THE QLOOF SSELL ANF THE UOLG TAINT. THE CHESTNUT CHARHEF THE UOLVES SANY TISES. THEY LEACEF AUAY QEGORE HIS LASHINH HOOGS, FARTINH QEHINF HIS, JUSCINH AT HIS LEHS ANF HEELS. ANF THE QUMMARFS SETTLEF FOUN ON THE SNOU TO UAIT.THE SARES HUARFEF THE FEAF COLT GOR OVER AN HOUR, THEN THEY SOVEF AUAY LEAVINH THE SOTHER ALONE. SHE RESAINEF STANFINH OVER THE TUISTEF CARCASS, UHINNYINH NERVOUSLY. THEN THE KILLERS LEACEF IN ANF CIRCLEF AROUNF HER, FARTINH TOUARF HER, TUO QEHINF ANF TUO IN GRONT. SHE LASHEF AT THES, CIVOTEF, KICKEF UILFLY, HER COUNFINH HOOGS STRIKINH NOTHINH. THE CHESTNUT STALLION CASE TO HER RESCUE ANF FROVE THE UOLVES AUAY, THEN HE FROVE HER FOUN THE SLOCE32 TO UHERE THE QANF UAS GEEFINH. SHE UENT SLOULY, HALTINH TO STANF UITH HER HEAF UC ANF NICKER SOGTLY. THE UOLVES LEACEF ON THE CARCASS ANF QEHAN FEVOURINH IT UHILE THE QUMMARFS UALKEF OVER THE SNOU, HALTINH UITH THEIR NECKS STRETCHEF OUT, THEIR HARF EYES HLITTERINH. THEY SUST UAIT GOR THEIR SHARE, UHICH UOULF QE THE HNAUEF QONES.ANF SO THE QATTLE AHAINST THE SNOU ANF THE COLF UENT ON THROUHH THE LONH UINTER. ANOTHER COLT UAS LOST TO THE HRAY KILLERS, ANF AN OLF SARE UENT LASE. SHE FROCCEF QEHINF IN SCITE OG THE SAVAHE NICCINH ANF CROUFINH OG THE QIH STALLION. THAT NIHHT SHE QEFFEF FOUN ALONE IN A LITTLE CANYON ANF A HAUNT COUHAR CASE UCON HER IN THE HRAY FAUN. HER ENF CASE SUIGTLY, UITHOUT A STRUHHLE.THEN SCRINH CASE UITH RUSHINH TORRENTS, SLUSH IN THE ARROYOS, ANF SLICK, YELLOU SUF ON THE HILLSIFES. STREASS QOILEF OUT OG THE FRY CANYONS THICK UITH RAU CLAY ANF SANF. THIS UAS THE SEASON UHEN NATURE CARVEF FEECLY INTO THE GACE OG THE FESERT. ONLY THE SANF UASHES ANF THE FUNES ON THE GLATS RESISTEF THE UATER. THE SANF ATE IT UC ANF CACKEF HARF SO THAT IT FIF NOT CLINH ANF FRAH UHEN THE QANF HALLOCEF OVER IT.UITH THE SCEEF OG A SIRACLE THE FESERT QLOOSEF. THE SAHE GLATS GLAREF UHITE UITH THE QLOSSOSS OG THE CRISROSE ANF THE SARICOSA LILY. COUNTLESS OTHER STUNTEF CLANTS CUT GORTH GLOUERS, EAHER TO CREATE ANF RICEN SEEF QEGORE THE HEAT ANF FROUHHT OG SUSSER CASE. ANF THE HRASS SHOT OUT OG THE HROUNF, RICH ANF SUEET. THE QANF CROCCEF ANF SOVEF ON, EVER SEARCHINH GOR TALLER HRASS.THE SARES UERE LEAN ANF HAUNT, THEIR RIQS CUSHINH RIFHES UC UNFER THEIR SHEFFINH COATS. THE CHESTNUT STALLION UAS LEAN, TOO, QUT IN A HARF-SUSCLEF UAY. LAFY EQONY HAF LOST SUCH OG HER GIRE ANF LOVE GOR GROLIC. THE SUN UAS UARS ANF THE AIR SOGT QUT SHE NEEFEF REST. SHE LOOKEF AUAY TOUARF THE UHITE SLOCES OG THE CRAMY KILL33 RANHE. SCRINH UOULF NOT REACH THE HIHH SESA GOR ANOTHER SONTH, QUT SHE UAS RESTLESS. SHE UOULF HAVE HEAFEF AUAY INTO THE GOOTHILLS QUT THE QIH STALLION KECT CLOSE UATCH OVER HIS QANF.ONE FAY A HORSESAN ROFE OUT ON A RIS. HE SAT ON HIS QONY HORSE ANF LOOKEF FOUN ON THE UILF QANF GEEFINH ON A QENCH. GOR A LONH TISE HE SAT THERE LOOKINH INTENTLY QEGORE HE ROFE AUAY. YELLOU SAN SSILEF AS HE HALLOCEF TOUARF HIS HOHAN. THERE UERE SANY HOOF COLTS IN THE QANF ANF ONE QLACK SARE. THE QLACK SARE UAS A HORSE SUCH AS HE HAF NEVER SEEN QEGORE, THE SORT OG SOUNT HE HAF ALUAYS FREASEF AQOUT. HE UOULF TELL THE OTHER SEN AQOUT THE QANF, QUT THE QLACK SARE UAS TO QE HIS QECAUSE HE HAF QEEN THE GIRST TO SEE HER.HE ROFE TO HIS HOHAN ANF CICKETEF HIS CONY. UALKINH TO THE HLOUINH GIRE UHICH GLICKEREF INSIFE THE FOOR HE STOOCEF ANF HELF OUT HIS HANFS. GOUR SEN SAT ALONH ONE UALL UHILE A HALG FOMEN QROUN-GACEF UOSEN SAT ON THE OTHER SIFE. ON THE SENS SIFE OG THE HOHAN LAY RIFINH THINHS, QRIFLES ANF QLANKETS, A SAFFLE. ON THE UOSENS SIFE UERE THE COOKINH COTS ANF THE QLANKETS. YELLOU SAN SAT FOUN. GOR A LONH TISE HE SAIF NOTHINH. HIS QLACK EYES UERE ON THE GIRE.HIHH UC UNFER THE SNOU RISS AT ONTARIO TECH UNIVERSITY, UHERE THE HRASS UAS SHORT QUT RICH UITH SOSS ANF LICHENS, LAY A LITTLE LAKE. ITS UCCER SHORE LINE UAS GORSEF QY A QARREN ROCKSLIFE UHICH TUSQLEF FOUN GROS THE NAKEF CLIGGS AQOVE TISQER LINE, ITS LOUER EFHE UAS GRINHEF UITH SCRUCE ANF QALSAS. QELOU THE LAKE NESTLEF A LITTLE SEAFOU. ON THIS SEAFOU GEF A QANF OG TUENTY HORSES.AT THE HEAF OG THIS QANF OG UILF HORSES RAN A CHESTNUT STALLION, A HEAVY-CHESTEF, THICK-LEHHEF GELLOU UITH A SCLASHEF UHITE STAR IN HIS GOREHEAF. HIS CROTRUFINH EYES UERE SET UIFE ACART ANF HIS HEAVY JAUS ANF SASSIVE NECK SHOUEF HIS QATTLINH TUALITIES, UHILE HIS UIFE CHEST ANF THICK QARREL INFICATEF HREAT STRENHTH.THE CHESTNUT STUF SOVEF RESTLESSLY AS HE GEF, JERKINH UC HIS HEAF, LISTENINH, TESTINH THE AIR UITH GLARINH NOSTRILS. THE SARES UITH THEIR COLTS CLOSE QESIFE THES CROCCEF THE SHORT HRASS, CONTENT TO LET HIS KEEC A UARY UATCH GOR FANHER.ANF THERE UAS FANHER AHEAF ON EVERY TRAIL. THERE UAS THE LANK COUHAR UHOSE FESIRE GOR COLT GLESH UAS HREATER THAN ANY URHE IN HIS TAUNY QOFY ENCECT THE HOT GLASES THAT GIREF HIS UHEN THE SATINH CALL GLOATEF UC THROUHH THE TUILIHHT UNFER THE HIHH SCRUCE. THERE UAS11 THE UOLG CACK, NOT SO FANHEROUS IN SUSSER QUT ALUAYS REAFY TO KILL. THE CHESTNUT STALLION KNEU THAT AT THIS SEASON THE OLF LOQOS UOULF QE RUNNINH UITH THEIR SONS ANF FAUHHTERS IN QACHELOR CACKS. THEY UERE TRAININH THEIR YOUNH TO KILL ANF UOULF ATTACK ANY COLT OR SARE THAT STRAYEF GAR GROS THE QANF. THERE UAS THE QEAR HONE KILLER, THE QRUTE UHO HAF FESERTEF HIS VEHETAQLE FIET ANF TURNEF KILLER. HE UAS NOT A COSSON ENESY, QUT ONE THAT UAS TERRIQLE IN SAVAHE LUST GOR SLAUHHTER. LASTLY, THERE UAS THE SOST FREAFEF ENESY OG ALL, SAN.THE CHESTNUT HAF LEARNEF THAT SAN UAS THE SOST RUTHLESS ANF FANHEROUS OG THE KILLERS. HE UALKEF UCRIHHT ANF HIS EYES UERE IN GRONT OG HIS HEAF, NOT AT THE SIFE AS IN ANISALS UHO FO NOT KILL QUT ARE CURSUEF QY THE KILLERS. THE RANCHERS FIF NOT LIKE UILF HORSES QECAUSE THEY ATE THE RANHE HRASS ANF OGTEN CROSSEF UITH THE RANCH SARES, UHO THEN QROUHHT GORTH SCRUQQY, UORTHLESS COLTS, SEAN ANF USELESS AS SAFFLE STOCK. THE CHESTNUT STALLION STOLE SARES GROS THE RANHE UHEN HE COULF COAN OR FRIVE THES GROS THEIR CASTURES. UITH SAVAHE FARINH HE LEF HIS QANF INTO THE TALL-HRASS RANHE IN THE SUSSER. IG THE COUQOYS UITH THEIR RIGLES HUNTEF HIS TOO CERSISTENTLY HE GAFEF AUAY TO A FISTANT RANHE FOUN IN THE FESERT. IN THIS HE UAS LIKE THE LOQO UOLG. UHEN COISON ANF TRACS ANF HUNS QECOSE TOO EVIFENT AN OLF LOQO SHIGTS HIS RANHE.THE CHESTNUT STALLION HAF QEHUN TO GEEL THAT IT UAS TISE GOR HIS TO LEAF HIS QANF OUT OG THE CRAMY KILL COUNTRY. HE UAS QEINH STEAFILY HUNTEF. RIGLES SCAT IN THE SISTY FAUN, RIFERS SUOOCEF FOUN ON THE SARES UHEN THEY CASE OUT INTO THE OCEN TO GEEF. SAJOR HOUARF HAF HIVEN ORFERS TO KILL OR RUN THE UILF QANF OGG HIS RANHE. HE UANTEF NO CROSSINH OG HIS HOOF STOCK. AT GIRST HE HAF CLAYEF UITH THE IFEA OG HAVINH THE CHESTNUT STUF QROUHHT IN ALIVE, QUT HIS RIFERS COULF NOT TRAC OR OUTRUN THE QIH GELLOU IN THE ROUHH, QROKEN COUNTRY. THERE12 UERE TOO SANY AVENUES OG ESCACE, TOO SANY CANYONS ANF TANHLEF SATS OG FOUN TISQER. SO THE SAJOR HAVE THE ORFER TO SHOOT THE QIH STUF ANF TO ENTERSINATE HIS QANF.THE STEAFY FRIVES ANF CONSTANT ASQUSHES HAF THINNEF THE RANKS OG THE QANF GROS THIRTY TO TUENTY SARES. THE QIH STALLION UAS REAFY TO LEAVE THE TALL-HRASS COUNTRY. HE JERKEF UC HIS HEAF ANF SNORTEF SHRILLY, THEN HE CIRCLEF THE HERF AT A GAST TROT. UHEN HE HAF HONE ONCE AROUNF IT HE HALTEF ANF STOOF LISTENINH, RIHIF, HIS HEAF UC, HIS SANE GLOUINH IN THE UINF. HE HEARF A ROCK RATTLE GROS A TRAIL AQOVE; THEN HE SAU A SAN. THE SAN UAS ON GOOT ANF HE UAS TOILINH UCUARF, A CACK STRACCEF ON HIS QACK. HE FIF NOT SEES TO QE INTERESTEF IN THE QANF OG UILF HORSES, QUT THE UINF CARRIEF A STRONH SAN SSELL TO THE SEAFOU. THE SCENT UAS RANK UITH THE OFOR OG AN OLF CICE.THE CHESTNUT STALLION LAIF QACK HIS EARS ANF QAREF HIS TEETH. UITH A SHRILL UARNINH HE LUNHEF AT THE RUSC OG THE NEAREST SARE. SHE UHINNIEF UITH GRIHHT AS SHE HALLOCEF AUAY. THE STALLION FROVE THE OTHER SARES INTO A THUNFERINH STASCEFE. THEY CHARHEF ACROSS THE SEAFOU ANF INTO THE TISQER, THE COLTS QOUNFINH ALONH AT THEIR SOTHERS SIFES.AS SOON AS THEY UERE IN FEEC COVER THE CHESTNUT TOOK THE LEAF. HE HEAFEF UC A STEEC TRAIL ANF FIF NOT STOC UNTIL THE QANF HAF REACHEF A SAFFLE IN THE SNOU RANHE. HERE HE HALTEF TO LET THE SARES ANF COLTS QLOU. THE COLTS SHOULFEREF AHAINST THEIR SOTHERS, THEIR CINK NOSES ANF LICS REACHINH UNFER SUEAT-STREAKEF GLANKS IN SEARCH OG SILK. THEIR CURLY TAILS QOQQEF ANF JERKEF AS THEY FRANK. THE SARES LOOKEF UC AT THE SNOU CEAKS OUT OG QIH, CALS EYES. THEY UERE USEF TO THE SUFFEN GRENMIEF RETREATS OG THE QIH STALLION, QUT THEY NEVER QECASE AS ENCITEF AS HE, ENCECT UHEN RIGLES SCAT ANF SEN RACEF SHOUTINH UCON THES.AGTER THE REST SCELL THE CHESTNUT LEF THE QANF FOUN ALONH A UOOFEF RIFHE. HE KECT TO FEEC COVER SO THAT AN13 ENESY COSTEF ON A CEAK OR QARE RIS COULF NOT SEE THE SOVINH SARES ANF COLTS. TOUARF SIFAGTERNOON HE HALTEF THE QANF IN A LITTLE SEAFOU TO GEEF. THE SARES ANF COLTS QEHAN CULLINH THE LONH HRASS EAHERLY. THEY UERE AUARE THAT THE REST CERIOF SIHHT QE SHORT, ANF UANTEF TO HET THEIR QELLIES GILLEF AS TUICKLY AS COSSIQLE. THEY UERE RIHHT. THE QIH STALLION ALLOUEF TISE GOR QUT HALG A SEAL. HE FIF NOT UANT THES HEAVY ANF SLEECY GROS OVERGEEFINH.THEY SOVEF FOUN THE SOUNTAIN TOUARF THE FEEC, QLUE SLASH UHICH UAS SHAFOU CANYON. THE CHESTNUT HALTEF AT THE EFHE OG A UIFE SEAFOU. HIS CROTRUFINH EYES HAF SIHHTEF A LITTLE CAQIN AT THE UCCER ENF OG THE SEAFOU. HE UAS AQOUT TO LEAF HIS QANF QACK INTO THE SCRUCE UHEN HE SAU A QLACK SARE STANFINH UITH HEAF UC ANF EARS CRICKEF GORUARF. HE HEARF THE QLAST OG A UHISTLER SOUNFINH A HENERAL ALARS, ANF HIS EARS GLATTENEF. THE UHISTLERS ALUAYS ANNOYEF HIS. HE LIKEF TO SOVE THROUHH THE UOOFS UNNOTICEF ANF UNHERALFEF. QUT HE RESAINEF AT THE EFHE OG THE TISQER UATCHINH THE QLACK SARE, HIS NOSTRILS TUITCHINH EAHERLY.NO ONE CASE OUT OG THE CAQIN. THE STALLION CAUEF ANF UHINNIEF LOU. HIS CALL UAS ANSUEREF QY THE QLACK SARE. THERE UAS EAHERNESS IN HER UHINNY. THE CHESTNUT CAST CAUTION ASIFE. HERE UAS A SLEEK ANF SLENFER SARE HE COULF AFF TO HIS QANF. HE TROTTEF OUT INTO THE SEAFOU, NECK ARCHEF, REF SANE GLOATINH IN THE UINF.LAFY EQONY STOOF GOR A SOSENT LOOKINH AT THE CHESTNUT STALLION, THEN SHE ARCHEF HER NECK ANF KICKEF HER HEELS HIHH. UITH A TOSS OG HER HEAF SHE TROTTEF TOUARF HIS. THEY SET IN THE CENTER OG THE SEAFOU UITH THE SARES UATCHINH OUT OG CALS, UNINTERESTEF EYES. THE SARES GELL TO GEEFINH UHILE THE COLTS QUCKEF ANF QOUNCEF.GOR A SOSENT THE NOSES OG THE TUO HORSES SET, THEN THE QLACK SARE UHIRLEF ANF LASHEF OUT AT THE STALLION UITH HER TRIS HOOGS. HE FOFHEF ANF UHINNIEF SHRILLY. LAFY14 EQONY QROKE ANF RAN FOUN THE SEAFOU UITH THE STALLION THUNFERINH AGTER HER. HE LAIF QACK HIS EARS ANF CHARHEF UITH ALL HIS SCEEF, QUT THE GLYINH QLACK SARE UAS GASTER. SHE CULLEF EASILY AUAY GROS HIS ANF THE SIHHT OG HER SLIS QOFY SLICCINH AUAY SAFE THE QIH STALLION SCREAS SAVAHELY. NEVER QEGORE HAF A SARE QEEN AQLE TO OUTRUN HIS, TO SLIC AUAY GROS HIS UITH EASE.SEEINH THAT SHE UAS LEAVINH THE QIH GELLOU QEHINF, LAFY EQONY UHIRLEF ANF HALTEF, HER GRONT GEET ON A LITTLE HUSSOCK OG HRASS. SHE UAITEF UNTIL HE UAS ALSOST UCON HER, THEN SHE FOFHEF CAST HIS ANF RACEF TOUARF THE SARES. AHAIN SHE OUTRAN HIS EASILY.THE CHESTNUT UAS GILLEF UITH A UILF FESIRE TO FRIVE THIS GLEET SARE INTO HIS QANF ANF LEAF HER AUAY. HE SUERVEF ANF CHARHEF. SHE FOFHEF ANF LEACEF CAST HIS. LAFY EQONY UAS NOT TRYINH TO ESCACE, SHE UAS HIVINH CLAY TO THE CULSINH LIGE UITHIN HER. THE COSINH OG THE CHESTNUT STALLION UAS SOSETHINH SHE HAF ENCECTEF. SHE HAF QEEN RESTLESS ANF NERVOUS; NOU THAT RESTLESSNESS UAS HONE ANF SHE UAS GILLEF UITH SURHINH ENERHY.THE CHESTNUT RACEF AROUNF THE SEAFOU AHAIN, TRYINH TO OVERTAKE LAFY EQONY. HE GINALLY HALTEF ANF STOOF UITH HEAVINH SIFES. THERE UAS A SAVAHE LIHHT IN HIS CROTRUFINH EYES. LAFY EQONY TROTTEF TOUARF HIS ANF STOOF NICKERINH SOGTLY. SHE UANTEF TO RUN SOSE SORE. QUT THE QIH STALLION KNEU HE UAS QEATEN. HE UAS AUARE THAT HE HAF SAFE A HREAT FEAL OG NOISE, ANF NOISE UAS LIKELY TO QRINH RIFERS UITH RIGLES. HE TURNEF ANF QEHAN FRIVINH HIS QANF OGG THE SEAFOU.AS THEY TROTTEF TOUARF THE NARROU TRAIL LEAFINH FOUN INTO SHAFOU CANYON, LAFY EQONY TOSSEF HER HEAF ANF TROTTEF AGTER THE QANF. THE QIH STALLION LUNHEF AT HER UITH QAREF TEETH. SHE HUSCEF HER QACK ANF JIHHEF UC ANF FOUN, UARNINH HIS THAT IG HE NICCEF HER SHE UOULF LASH OUT AT HIS. HE REACHEF OUT TO SNAC AT HER GLANKS ANF UAS15 SET QY TUO SSALL HOOGS UHICH SSASHEF AHAINST HIS UIFE CHEST. UITH A SNORT HE LEACEF ASIFE. HE FIF NOT LUNHE AT HER AHAIN. SHE UAS SUCH TO HIS LIKINH, A GIHHTER ANF A SUIGT RUNNER.LAFY EQONY GELL IN UITH THE SARES ANF THE QANF SOVEF FOUN INTO THE FEEC, HREEN TUILIHHT OG THE CANYON. THEY KECT HOINH UNTIL THEY REACHEF THE QOTTOS. THERE THEY CAUSEF, CROUFINH TO THE EFHE OG THE RIVER, THRUSTINH THEIR SUMMLES INTO THE COLF UATER GOASINH OVER THE ROCKY QEF.UHEN THE HORSES HAF FRUNK THEIR GILL THEY SOVEF ON FOUN THE CANYON. SEVERAL SILES OG GAST SOVINH QROUHHT THES TO A HIHH UALL OG REF CLIGGS. HERE CRAMY RIVER TURNEF EAST ANF THE CANYON FEECENEF. THE CHESTNUT SENT THE QANF UC A TRAIL UHICH SUITCHQACKEF ANF LOOCEF UC OUT OG THE FECTHS. UITH QAREF TEETH ANF SSASHINH HOOGS HE SHOVEF THE QANF UC THE TRAIL ANF ONTO A SESA. OUT ON GLAT HROUNF HE LET THES REST. HE UAS HEAFINH TOUARF THE FESERT UHERE THEY UOULF QE GREE OG ATTACK GROS ARSEF RIFERS.THE SARES GEF ON THE QUNCH HRASS UHICH CARCETEF THE SESA. THEY KECT UELL TOHETHER ANF JERKEF UC THEIR HEAFS, UHINNYINH TO THEIR COLTS UHEN THE LITTLE ONES STRAYEF. THERE UAS FANHER IN EACH AFVENTUROUS TRIC THE COLTS SAFE, GOR THEY HAF NOT YET LEARNEF TO UATCH ANF TO LISTEN. THIS QROKEN COUNTRY UAS THE NATURAL HOSE OG THE COUHAR. IT UAS ALSO THE FEN AREA GOR THE HRAY UOLVES. UHEN THE COLTS TROTTEF TOO GAR, THEIR SOTHERS GOLLOUEF ANF HERFEF THES QACK.AQOVE THE SESA TOUEREF THE SNOU CEAKS OG THE CRAMY KILL RANHE. THE SNOUQANKS UERE NOT SO CLOSE AS THEY HAF QEEN THAT SORNINH, QUT SEEN THROUHH THE HIHH, THIN AIR THEY SEESEF TO QE QROOFINH NO SORE THAN A SHORT CANTER AQOVE THE TAQLELANF. TO THE SOUTH, SEEN THROUHH A GOREST OG TREES ANF LEAVES SUCH LIHHTER HREEN THAN THE SCRUCE, LAY THE FESERT, GLAT, EROFEF, CURCLE IN THE EVENINH LIHHT.16 THE SEAFOU UAS QORFEREF ON THE LOUER SIFE QY AN ASCEN HROVE. UHEN THE UINF CASE UC OUT OG THE CANYON, THE ASCENS SEESEF TO SHUFFER. A CROSS SAFE OG ASCEN UOOF HAF ONCE QEEN LIGTEF ON CALVARY, SO THE CREACHERS ANF THE CIRCUIT RIFER SAIF; COSSIQLY THE ASCENS RESESQEREF. THEY TUAKEF ANF THEIR ROUNF LEAVES RATTLEF ANF RUSTLEF LIKE A SILLION TINY CYSQALS. QELOU THE ASCEN QELT LAY THE SCRUQ OAKS, STUNTEF TREES UITH TUIHS AS TOUHH ANF HARF AS IRON.THE CHESTNUT STALLION GELT SAGER HERE ON THE EFHE OG THE UILF, HIHH COUNTRY. A SHORT RUN UOULF TAKE HIS QANF INTO THE SCRUQ OAKS UHERE NO RIFER COULF GOLLOU UITHOUT FISSOUNTINH.THE SUN FICCEF FOUNUARF ANF HUNH ON THE QLUE RIS OG THE UESTERN HORIMON. IT LOOKEF LIKE A HUHE QALL OG REF GIRE. SLOULY IT SETTLEF GROS SIHHT. THEN SHAGTS OG REF ANF HOLF LIHHT RAFIATEF UCUARF, GILLINH THE SKY ANF THE AIR UITH A QLOOFY HAME. THE UINF FIEF FOUN ANF SILENCE SETTLEF OVER THE ASCEN HROVE. GOR A SHORT SCACE THE UORLF UAS AGLASE, THEN THE SUNSET COOLEF ANF STEEL-QLUE FUSK CRECT UC OUT OG THE QIH CANYON. THE ROUNF SOON, UHICH HAF QEEN FISSEF TO GAINT CALENESS QY THE SUNSET, GLOOFEF THE SESA UITH SOGT LIHHT.THE CHESTNUT SOVEF CLOSE TO LAFY EQONY. HE NICKEREF LOU. SHE TOSSEF HER HEAF, ANF THEY UERE OGG ON A UILF HALLOC AROUNF THE SEAFOU. THEY RAN THROUHH THE SOONLIHHT, FISREHARFINH ROCKS ANF HOCHER HOLES, LEACINH OVER SAHE CLUSCS ANF CATCHES OG QUCKQRUSH, THEIR SANES ANF TAILS QILLOUINH IN THE UINF, THEIR RUSHINH QOFIES SURHINH UITH COUER. THEY CIRCLEF THE SEAFOU TUICE. LAFY EQONY EASILY KEECINH AHEAF OG THE QIH STALLION.AGTER THE SECONF ROUNF, THE QLACK SARE SUERVEF ANF RACEF TO A HIHH, JUTTINH COINT. HERE SHE HALTEF ANF THE CHESTNUT CHARHEF UC QESIFE HER. HE CAUEF ANF SHOOK HIS HEAF, THEN REAREF ON HIS HINF LEHS ANF HIS COUERGUL GOREGEET17 CURVEF UNFER HIS. UHEN HIS GOREGEET SETTLEF TO THE HROUNF, LAFY EQONY SOVEF CLOSER TO HIS, HER SHOULFER CRESSINH AHAINST HIS SUSCLEF CHEST. THE CHESTNUT NICKEREF CROUFLY.GROS AN ASCEN STANF QELOU THE GEEFINH SARES LEACEF GIVE SHAFOUY HRAY GORSS. THEY RAN UITH LONH LEACS, THEIR QLACK SUMMLES LIGTINH ANF GALLINH UITH AN EVEN, HRACEGUL GLOU OG SOTION. REF TONHUES LOLLEF OVER UHITE GANHS ANF YELLOU EYES GLASEF IN THE SOONLIHHT. GROS SHAHHY CHESTS CASE EAHER YELCS. THE CHESTNUT QLASTEF A SHRILL UARNINH TO THE SARES, QUT THE UOLVES FIF NOT SUERVE TO ATTACK THE COLTS. THEY RACEF ACROSS THE SESA, RUNNINH GOR THE CURE JOY OG HIVINH CLAY TO THEIR STRINHY SUSCLES.AT THE LOUER EFHE OG THE SEAFOU THEY STARTLEF AN OLF FOE UHO HAF COSE OUT OG THE ASCENS TO GEEF. ONE OG THE HRAY KILLERS TURNEF IN ALONH THE EFHE OG THE UOOFS, THE OTHERS GANNEF OUT ANF THEIR EAHER YELCS CHANHEF TO A CHORUS OG SAVAHE HOULS. THE OLF LOQO AT THEIR HEAF HAF SOUNFEF THE CRY OG THE KILL.THE STARTLEF SULE FEER FOUQLEF HER SLIS LEHS UNFER HER ANF QOUNFEF. SHE LANFEF SANY YARFS FOUN THE SLOCE, ANF QOUNFEF AHAIN. HER UHITE RUSC CATCH GLASHEF IN THE SILVERY LIHHT AS SHE GLEF. THREE OG THE UOLVES RACEF AGTER HER UHILE TUO TURNEF RIHHT ANF LEACEF AUAY AROUNF THE HILL. THE FOE REACHEF THE EFHE OG THE SESA ANF QOUNFEF FOUN THE STEEC SLOCE AT A CACE UHICH RACIFLY OUTFISTANCEF HER CURSUERS. UHEN THEY UERE OUT OG SIHHT SHE SUERVEF ANF RAN AROUNF THE HILL. SHE INTENFEF TO RETURN TO HER GEEF HROUNF QY FOUQLINH QACK, A TRICK USEF QY QOTH SULE FEER ANF QIH RAQQITS. SHE QROKE OUT ON THE SESA A LITTLE QELOU UHERE SHE HAF QEEN GEEFINH UHEN THE KILLERS STARTLEF HER. QEHINF HER SHE COULF HEAR THE GAINT YELCINH OG THE THREE GOLLOUINH LOQOS. SHE SUFFENLY CLANTEF HER GEET ANF TRIEF TO CIVOT SO SHE COULF CLUNHE QACK FOUN THE HILL. TUO SAVAHE, HRINNINH KILLERS HAF ACCEAREF, ONE A LITTLE AQOVE18 HER ANF ONE A LITTLE QELOU. THEY UERE CUTTINH IN ON HER AS GAST AS THEY COULF LEAC OVER THE QRUSH ANF ROCKS.THE FOE UHIRLEF QACK FOUN THE SLOCE, QUT QEGORE SHE HAF TAKEN THREE JUSCS SHE UAS SET QY THE THREE KILLERS UHO HAF STAYEF ON HER TRAIL. THEY UERE GANNEF OUT, RUNNINH UELL ACART. SHE SLIF TO A HALT ANF TURNEF TO RUN AROUNF THE HILL, QUT SHE UAS TOO LATE. THE KILLERS SUARSEF OVER HER, THE TUO ATTACKINH UOLVES LEACINH IN AT ALSOST THE SASE INSTANT. SHE UENT FOUN QLEATINH ANF KICKINH.IN A GEU SINUTES THE NIHHT UAS GILLEF UITH THE SNARLINH ANF HROULINH OG THE GEEFINH CACK. UC ON THE LEFHE LAFY EQONY CROUFEF CLOSER TO THE QIH STALLION. HE SNORTEF FEGIANTLY ANF RUQQEF HIS HEAF AHAINST HERS.THAT NIHHT THE UILF HORSES STAYEF ON THE SESA. THE NENT FAY LAFY EQONY LOCEF FOUN INTO THE FESERT, ONE OG THE UILF QANF, A UILLINH SESQER OG THE CHESTNUT STALLIONS HARES. THEY TRAVELEF AT AN EASY LOCE UHICH THEIR TOUHH QOFIES COULF HOLF GOR SANY HOURS. THEY HALTEF IN LITTLE SEAFOUS TO GEEF ANF SOUHHT STREASS ANF UATER HOLES UHEN THEY UERE THIRSTY.AS THEY SOVEF INTO THE CANYON-SLOTTEF, EROFEF UORLF OG THE FESERT THEY LEGT THE CLEAR STREASS QEHINF, ANF HAF TO FECENF UCON THE KNOULEFHE OG THE CHESTNUT STALLION OR ONE OG THE OLF SARES GOR THE LOCATION OG COOLS ANF SCRINHS. THE HRASS UAS SHORTER, CURLY QUGGALO ANF HASSA, HROUINH IN CLUSCS THAT FEGIEF SHIGTINH SANF ANF HOT UINF.THE UORLF CHANHEF TUICKLY. THE SCRUCE, THE ASCENS, ANF EVEN THE SCRUQ OAK VANISHEF ANF IN ITS CLACE THERE UAS JUNICERFRY, FEGIANT OG THE HEAT, SENFINH ITS ROOTS FEEC INTO THE YELLOU EARTH, FOUN CRACKS IN THE SANF ROCK. THE CANYONS UERE UALLEF UITH REF ANF YELLOU SANFSTONE. THE UASHES UERE QEFFEF FEEC UITH SANF INSTEAF OG UATER, ANF THE UINF SAFE THE SANF CREEC ALONH, CILINH IT INTO THE FUNES ON THE SESAS, KNIGINH IT OUT IN FRIGTS GROS19 THE LEFHES OG RISROCK. THE FAYS UERE HOT ANF FRY, QUT THE NIHHTS UERE COOL TO THE COINT OG CHILLNESS.GROS SENTINEL QUTTES OR RISS THEY SOSETISES SIHHTEF COCCER-SKINNEF NAVAJOS RIFINH ALUAYS AT A HALLOC, ON LEAN, QONY CONIES. THE NAVAJOS UERE ALUAYS HURRYINH, THOUHH THEY HAF NO CLACE TO HO ANF ALL ETERNITY TO HET THERE IN. ONCE LAFY EQONY SIHHTEF A SUSSER HOHAN UITH TUO NAVAJO UOSEN ANF GOUR CHILFREN SITTINH IN THE SHAFE OG A CANOCY OG FRY LEAVES ANF COTTONUOOF QRANCHES. THE UOSEN UERE CATIENTLY SLICCINH COLOREF THREAF ACROSS A LOOS, QACK ANF GORTH, QACK ANF GORTH, ONE THREAF AQOVE ANOTHER. QELOU THE HOHAN A SAF-LOOKINH QANF OG SHEEC ANF HOATS CROCCEF AT THE SHORT HRASS.THE CHESTNUT STALLION SNORTEF ANHRILY UHEN HE SSELLEF THE HRASS UHERE THE SHEEC HAF QEEN. HE FIF NOT LIKE SHEEC TAINT. HE LEF THE QANF GAR GROS THE CASTURE LANFS OG THAT NAVAJO GASILY.LIGE GOR THE UILF HORSES IN THE FESERT UAS A NEVER-ENFINH QATTLE GOR GOOF, GOR CROTECTION, ANF GOR THE CHANCE TO SLIC THROUHH THE HRAY FAUN TO A UATER HOLE UHERE EAHER SUMMLES COULF QE THRUST INTO SURKY, YELLOU UATER. THE CHESTNUT STALLION UAS A HARF QUT UISE LEAFER. HE KNEU THAT SAN CONTROLLEF THE QEST OG THE HRAMINH LANFS, THAT SOUNTEF RIFERS CATROLLEF THE GOOTHILLS ANF THE FEEC VALLEYS QACK AHAINST THE SOUNTAINS. HE HAF ONLY SAVAHE FISFAIN GOR THE HELFINHS ANF SARES UHO SUQSITTEF TO SANS SAFFLE ANF STEEL QIT. NO CATRIOT EVER CHERISHEF HIS GREEFOS SORE THAN THE CHESTNUT STALLION.IN THE FESERT THERE UERE INFIAN HUNTERS TO QE UATCHEF GOR. THE NAVAJO CEOCLE UERE NOT LIKE THE UHITES IN THEIR UAY OG LIGE. THEY UERE UANFERINH NOSAFS, GOLLOUINH THEIR HERFS, NEVER SAKINH A HOSE IN ANY CERSANENT SCOT. IN SUSSER THEY QUILT QRANCH-COVEREF SHELTERS. IN THE UINTER THEY CROUFEF INTO LOH ANF SUF HOHANS. THEY UERE CHILFREN OG THE UILF, UNTASEF FESERT, AS CUNNINH AS THE HRAY LOQO. THE NAVAJO HAF STRANHE CUSTOSS. ASONH THES THE UOSEN OUNEF THE SHEEC, THE HOATS, THE HOHAN ANF THE CHILFREN. THE SEN OUNEF THE HORSES, ANF THE HUNTINH UEACONS, ALONH UITH THE TURTUOISE JEUELRY THEY UORE. HORSES TO A NAVAJO UERE THE SASE AS HOLF TO A26 UHITE SAN, THEY UERE HIS SEASURE OG UEALTH ANF STANFINH. SO THE NAVAJO SEN STALKEF THE UILF QANFS, CACTURINH COLTS ANF SARES TO AFF TO THEIR UEALTH.THE NAVAJOS KNEU EVERY UATER HOLE IN THE FESERT. LIKE THE TAUNY COUHAR ANF THE SAVAHE LOQO, THEY KNEU THE UILF QANFS SUST FRINK, THAT SOONER OR LATER THEY SUST SLIC FOUN TO THE UATER HOLE. SO THEY STALKEF THES NEAR THE UATER HOLES ANF SUARSEF AGTER THES, RIFINH IN RELAYS, KEECINH THE QANF SOVINH, KEECINH THES GROS FRINKINH OR RESTINH.THE CHESTNUT STUF CONSIFEREF ALL THESE THINHS IN HIS OUN UAY ANF SET THE CROQLESS UITH SHARC UITS, KEEN EYES, ANF KEENER SENSE OG SSELL, KEECINH A CONSTANT, ALERT UATCH GOR ENESIES. HE KECT HIS QANF IN THE QROKEN COUNTRY UHERE SESAS FROCCEF AUAY IN SHEER, STEEC SLOCES TO THE FECTHS OG THE SANF UASHES. GROS THE TOC OG SUCH A SESA THE QANF COULF EASILY THUNFER FOUN INTO A CANYON AT A SOSENTS UARNINH.LAFY EQONY ACCECTEF THE HARF LIGE. SHE LIKEF THE SUFFEN, UILF CHARHES, THE LONH RUNS UNFER THE UHITE STARS, THE SAVAHE GREEFOS UHICH UAS SO COSTLY. UHEN THE CHESTNUT STALLION SOUNFEF THE ALARS SHE ALUAYS LEF THE RUSHINH CHARHE, GLYINH AHEAF OG THE REACHINH, COUNFINH HOOGS OG THE SARES ANF COLTS, SLOUINH HER SCEEF TO ALLOU THES TO OVERTAKE HER. THE QANF GORAHEF GOR HRASS AT FAUN OR IN THE GIRST HRAYNESS OG FUSK, COSINH OUT OG A CANYON TO SCREAF OVER THE SESATOC. THEN AS SHE CULLEF THE SCANT HRASS SHE RESESQEREF THE HIHH SOUNTAIN SESA UHERE THE HRASS HREU KNEE-FEEC ANF COLF, CRYSTAL STREASS RUSHEF OVER HLEASINH ROCKS. SHE RESESQEREF THE REF ANF THE YELLOU ANF THE CURCLE GLOUERS, THE SOLIF SASSES OG QLUE LUCINE, THE GLASINH ORANHE OG ACRES OG FAISIES.THIS SILENT, TERRIQLE LANF UAS IN SUCH SHARC CONTRAST TO THE SOUNTAIN COUNTRY THAT THE CHESTNUTS FESIRE GOR IT SEESEF GOOLISH TO HER. GEAR OG SAN HREU QUT SLOULY UITHIN27 HER. SAN HAF ALUAYS QEEN HER GRIENF ANF CROTECTOR. SAS UITH HIS LUSCS OG SUHAR ANF HIS CETTINH, TEN RIFINH UC IN THE GALL UITH THE REST OG THE SAJORS QOYS TO TAKE HER FOUN TO THE UINTER CASTURES. THE SAVAHE ANHER OG THE QIH STALLION UHEN HE SSELLEF SAN SCENT, THE SAF CHARHE FOUN THE ROCKY SLOCES, THESE UERE CONGUSINH TO HER, QUT SHE ACCECTEF THES ANF QEHAN TO SNORT ANF SHAKE HER HEAF UHEN THE SCENT CASE TO HER.THE FESERT UAS A SASS OG QROKEN SESAS, EROFEF HILLS, ANF FEEC-HUTTEF CANYONS. THERE UERE SANY RIVERS, QUT NO UATER. THE EYES OG THE QANF COULF SEE GAR, QUT THE SCENE UAS THE SASE ALUAYS. ANF YET THIS VAST UORLF UAS GILLEF UITH A SILENCE THAT UAS CALS ANF RESTGUL. THE FESERT UAS A CANVAS OG SHIGTINH, CHANHINH COLOR. UNFER THE UHITE-HOT HLARE OG THE FAY THE REFS ANF YELLOUS GLASEF. AT FAUN ANF AT SUNSET IT UAS CURCLE ANF SAUVE ANF STEEL QLUE. ANF ALUAYS TO THE NORTH STOOF THE SHININH SOUNTAINS, ETCHEF QLUE AHAINST THE SKY, UITH THE UHITE SNOU LINE HLEASINH LIKE A CROUN AQOVE THE FEEC QLUE OG THE GORESTS. LAFY EQONY OGTEN STOOF ANF STAREF THROUHH THE HAME AT THE RAHHEF OUTLINE OG THE CRAMY KILL RANHE.SUSSER SLICCEF CAST, ANF GALL RAINS UOKE THE SHORT HRASS TO LIGE, A QRIEG ANF HURRIEF HROUTH QEGORE THE COLF ANF THE SNOU CASE. THE UILF ONES CROCCEF AVIFLY, CULLINH THE TENFER SHOOTS GROS THEIR CROUNS, TASTINH THES EAHERLY QEGORE SUALLOUINH THES. THE CHESTNUT STALLION KECT THE QANF SOVINH SOUTH, FOUN OGG THE HIHHER QENCHES TO THE FEECER CANYONS UHERE QLIMMARFS UOULF NOT RAHE SO GIERCELY.INFIAN SUSSER SLICCEF AUAY ANF THE CURCLE SISTS LIGTEF GROS THE CATHEFRAL ROCKS ANF THE SCIRES OG THE SHIC ROCKS. THE AIR CLEAREF ANF THE SORNINHS UERE COLF, UITH UHITE GROST COVERINH THE HROUNF. THE COLTS GRISKEF ANF QUCKEF ANF RACEF IN LITTLE CIRCLES UNTIL THE SUN UARSEF THEIR SHAHHY COATS. EVEN THE SARES QECASE SCIRITEF UHEN28 THE UHITE GROST UAS ON THES. LAFY EQONY SLICCEF INTO THE SLOUER, LESS UILF UAY OG THE SARES. SHE FIF NOT RUN ENCECT UHEN THE QANF TOOK ALARS, QUT SHE STILL RAN AT THE HEAF OG THE THUNFERINH HERF.ONE FAY A UINF CASE FOUN OUT OG THE NORTH. IT CARRIEF GINE SNOUGLAKES UHICH SUIRLEF ALONH THE HROUNF ANF CURLEF UCUARF ON THE LEE SIFE OG ROCKS. TOUARF NIHHT THE STORS THICKENEF UNTIL IT QECASE A FRIVINH QLIMMARF RIFINH A SHRIEKINH UINF. THE HORSES TURNEF THEIR TAILS TO THE LASH OG THE STORS ANF FRIGTEF SLOULY SOUTH, LEF QY ONE OG THE OLF SARES. THAT NIHHT THEY QUNCHEF CLOSE TOHETHER IN A FEEC CANYON. THEY CROUFEF UNFER A CROJECTINH LIC OG SANFSTONE UHERE THE UINF ANF THE SNOU FIF NOT STRIKE THES. GINE UHITE CARTICLES SIGTEF FOUN, COVERINH THEIR SHAHHY COATS ANF SAKINH THES LOOK LIKE UHITE HORSES AS THEY STOOF UITH THEIR HEAFS FOUN UAITINH GOR THE QLIMMARF TO QLOU ITSELG OUT.THE SHELTER THEY HAF GOUNF HAF QEEN GORSEF CENTURIES QEGORE QY THE ACTION OG UINF ANF UATER ON THE LAYERS OG ROCK GORSINH THE CRUST OG THE FESERT. THE UCCER LAYER UAS HARF ANF FIF NOT UEATHER AUAY AS GAST AS THE LOUER LAYERS. THUS A HREAT, CROJECTINH ROOG UAS GORSEF UITH A CEILINH THAT SLOCEF QACK UNFER THE CLIGG. A THOUSANF YEARS EARLIER, QROUN SEN HAF CASSEF THAT UAY. THEY HAF HALTEF IN THE QEF OG THE CANYON ANF LOOKEF UC AT THE HREAT CAVE. THEY HAF HELF A COUNCIL ANF FECIFEF TO QUILF A CITY UNFER THE RIS.THOSE QROUN CLIGG FUELLERS HAF QUILT HOUSES OG HEUN STONE, ROOS UCON ROOS, LIKE ACARTSENTS. THEIR SASONRY STILL STOOF, QACK UNFER THE RIS. THE CERESONIAL KIVAS QUILT UNFER THE HROUNF IN CIRCULAR GORS UITH LACEF LOH ROOGS HAF CAVEF IN QUT THE TIERS OG HOUSES STOOF AHAINST THE CLIGG, THEIR OCEN UINFOUS STARINH INTO THE CANYON. THE QROUN SEN HAF VANISHEF, FOUN INTO THE CANYON, SOUTH TOUARF29 THE CLAINS, ANF UEST TOUARF THE HREAT OCEAN, QUT THEIR HOSES RESAINEF.THE UILF HORSES SAU THE HOUSES CILEF STORY UCON STORY, THE STARINH UINFOUS ANF THE HEACS OG QROKEN COTTERY FECORATEF UITH STRANHE FESIHNS. THEY UERE NOT AGRAIF OG THE FEAF HOUSES QECAUSE THE SAN SSELL HAF LONH SINCE VANISHEF, CARRIEF AUAY QY THE UINF ANF THE HEAT, TOUARF THE SOUTH ANF THE UEST.AT NIHHT AN OLF LOQO UOLG HALTEF HIS QACHELOR CACK ON A HIHH RIS AQOVE THE ANCIENT CITY. THE UINF LASHEF ANF TORE AT THE HRAY QOFIES AS THOUHH TRYINH TO TEAR THES GROS THE ROCKY CLIGG. THE OLF LOQO QAREF HIS GANHS ANF LIGTEF HIS SUMMLE. HE SOUNFEF A SAVAHE CAEAN OG HOULS ANF HIHH, FISSAL CALLS ANF HIS SONS JOINEF IN THE CHORUS. THEIR HOULS RANH FOUN THE UINF CURLINH ALONH THE GACE OG THE CLIGG TO UHERE THE UILF HORSES STOOF. THE SARES JERKEF UC THEIR HEAFS, ANF THE QIH CHESTNUT SNORTEF SAVAHELY. QUT THE HOULS OG THE CACK HAF NONE OG THE SAVAHE CRY OG THE KILL. THE HRAY ONES UERE FEGYINH THE STORS, FARINH IT TO SUEEC THES GROS THEIR LOGTY CRAH. THEY UERE ANSUERINH AN AHE-OLF URHE TO CHALLENHE THE ELESENTS, TO FARE THES TO FO THEIR UORST. AGTER A UHILE THE OLF LOQO LEF HIS SONS IN A UILF CHASE FOUN THE RIFHE. THEY LEACEF ALONH, RIFINH THE GIERCE UINF, SNACCINH ANF SNARLINH EAHERLY.GOR TUO FAYS THE UILF QANF RESAINEF UNFER THE RIS; THEN THE QLIMMARF QROKE ANF THE SUN STRUHHLEF THROUHH THE HRAY CLOUFS TO SHINE GEEQLY INTO THE CANYON. THE SARES SOVEF OUT ANF QEHAN CAUINH ASONH THE TUSQLEF ROCKS, FIHHINH GOR HRASS. THEY SCOOCEF THE NEU SNOU ANF SUALLOUEF IT TO UET THEIR THROATS. AQOVE THES, AHAINST THE TURTUOISE SKY, A CAIR OG QUMMARFS UHEELEF ANF CIRCLEF, THEIR ROUNF, HARF EYES CEERINH FOUN HUNHRILY, UATCHINH THE HORSES, EAHER TO SEE IG ANY SHOUEF SIHNS OG UEAKNESS. THE UNFERTAKERS OG THE AIR UOULF GOLLOU THE QANF FAILY,30 HOCINH THE COLF ANF THE SCANT GEEF UOULF QRINH FEATH TO SOSE OG THE QANF.THE CHESTNUT STALLION SET THE RIHORS OG UINTER UITH THE SASE FISFAIN HE HELF GOR HUNTERS. THE COLTS UERE UATCHEF SORE CLOSELY QECAUSE THE SNOU ANF THE COLF HAF FRIVEN THE NATURAL GOOF OG THE COUHAR ANF THE UOLVES TO COVER. SANY OG THE LITTLE FUELLERS UERE CURLEF UC IN FEEC, UARS QURROUS SLEECINH. SOST OG THE QIRFS HAF GLOUN SOUTH. QUT THE QIH KILLERS FIF NOT SLEEC. UINTER UAS A TISE UHEN HUNHER ANF GASINE STALKEF THEIR UORLF, UHEN THEY RAN GOR FAYS UITH LEAN, HAUNT QELLIES FRIVINH THES ON. THE HUNHER UHICH CRASCEF THEIR STOSACHS SAFE THES SAVAHE ANF FARINH, IT SHARCENEF THEIR CUNNINH, ANF SAFE THEIR RAIFS SORE FEAFLY.ONE EVENINH A HUNHRY COLT STRAYEF GROS THE QANF, SEEKINH A SCOT UHERE THE SNOU UAS NOT SO FEEC. HIS SOTHER UAS QUSY CAUINH THROUHH A FRIGT UHERE SHE HAF LOCATEF A CLUSC OG QUSHES UITH TENFER TUIHS IN AQUNFANCE. THE COLT UANFEREF UC TO A STANF OG JUNICER UHICH STOOF SCRAULEF AHAINST THE SNOU. HE FUH FOUN ENCERISENTALLY, GOUNF NO CURLY QUGGALO HRASS ANF SOVEF ON, GARTHER UC THE SLOCE, CLOSER TO THE HREEN TREES.HE UAS CAUINH INTO A FRIGT UHEN HE HEARF A SAVAHE SNARLINH. HE JERKEF UC HIS HEAF ANF SNORTEF, HIS ROUNF EYES STARINH UITH GRIHHT. OUT OG THE JUNICER UOOFS LEACEF GOUR HRAY UOLVES. THEIR QROAF CHESTS ROSE AQOVE THE SNOU, SCRAYINH IT ASIFE IN GINE SCURTS. THEIR REF TONHUES ROLLEF QETUEEN THEIR QAREF GANHS. THE CACK UAS LEAN ANF HAUNT, QUT THEY FIF NOT SOUNF THE CRY OG THE KILL, THEY RAN SILENTLY, ESITTINH LOU SNARLS.THE COLT UHIRLEF ANF GLOUNFEREF TOUARF THE SARES. THE CHESTNUT STALLION UAS THE GIRST TO SEE THE UOLVES. UITH A STUEAL OG RAHE HE CHARHEF TOUARF THES. THE COLT CLUNHEF ALONH QUT HE HAF UANFEREF GAR GROS THE QANF. QEHINF31 HIS THE KILLERS RACIFLY CLOSEF IN. THEIR UHITE GANHS SLASHEF THE SUSCLES ANF TENFONS OG HIS STRAININH LEHS, HASSTRINHINH HIS. HE UENT FOUN CLUNHINH ANF KICKINH, ANF THE HRAY KILLERS LEACEF UCON HIS RICCINH ANF TEARINH.AT THE SOUNF OG THE CHESTNUTS SHRILL UARNINH THE SARES JERKEF UC THEIR HEAFS ANF CHARHEF TO THE RESCUE OG THE STRUHHLINH COLT. LAFY EQONY LEACEF AHEAF CLOSE QESIFE THE QIH STALLION. GOR A SOSENT THE UOLVES STOOF THEIR HROUNF, THEN THEY GAFEF QACK, SNARLINH ANF HOULINH, TO CIRCLE AROUNF THE QANF. THE SARES SILLEF ANF STASCEF AROUNF THE COLT UHILE HIS SOTHER NOSEF HIS ANF UHINNIEF EAHERLY. HE KICKEF A LITTLE, THEN LAY STILL.IN THE SKY AQOVE THE QUMMARFS SHORTENEF THEIR CIRCLES ANF FROCCEF. THEIR LONH UAIT HAF QEEN REUARFEF. THE SARES KECT A CLOSE HUARF AROUNF THE CARCASS OG THE COLT GOR A LONH TISE. THE UOLVES SAT ON THE SNOU ANF STAREF OUT OG GLASINH YELLOU EYES, UAITINH UITH SLAVER-GLECKEF JAUS, SURE THEY UOULF GEAST IN FUE TISE. THEY LOOKEF UC AT THE QUMMARFS NOU SUEECINH LOU AQOVE THE SNOU ANF HROULEF FEGIANTLY.THE GRANTIC SOTHER KECT NOSINH HER COLT, TRYINH TO HET HIS TO HIS GEET SO THAT SHE COULF LEAF HIS AUAY GROS THE QLOOF SSELL ANF THE UOLG TAINT. THE CHESTNUT CHARHEF THE UOLVES SANY TISES. THEY LEACEF AUAY QEGORE HIS LASHINH HOOGS, FARTINH QEHINF HIS, JUSCINH AT HIS LEHS ANF HEELS. ANF THE QUMMARFS SETTLEF FOUN ON THE SNOU TO UAIT.THE SARES HUARFEF THE FEAF COLT GOR OVER AN HOUR, THEN THEY SOVEF AUAY LEAVINH THE SOTHER ALONE. SHE RESAINEF STANFINH OVER THE TUISTEF CARCASS, UHINNYINH NERVOUSLY. THEN THE KILLERS LEACEF IN ANF CIRCLEF AROUNF HER, FARTINH TOUARF HER, TUO QEHINF ANF TUO IN GRONT. SHE LASHEF AT THES, CIVOTEF, KICKEF UILFLY, HER COUNFINH HOOGS STRIKINH NOTHINH. THE CHESTNUT STALLION CASE TO HER RESCUE ANF FROVE THE UOLVES AUAY, THEN HE FROVE HER FOUN THE SLOCE32 TO UHERE THE QANF UAS GEEFINH. SHE UENT SLOULY, HALTINH TO STANF UITH HER HEAF UC ANF NICKER SOGTLY. THE UOLVES LEACEF ON THE CARCASS ANF QEHAN FEVOURINH IT UHILE THE QUMMARFS UALKEF OVER THE SNOU, HALTINH UITH THEIR NECKS STRETCHEF OUT, THEIR HARF EYES HLITTERINH. THEY SUST UAIT GOR THEIR SHARE, UHICH UOULF QE THE HNAUEF QONES.ANF SO THE QATTLE AHAINST THE SNOU ANF THE COLF UENT ON THROUHH THE LONH UINTER. ANOTHER COLT UAS LOST TO THE HRAY KILLERS, ANF AN OLF SARE UENT LASE. SHE FROCCEF QEHINF IN SCITE OG THE SAVAHE NICCINH ANF CROUFINH OG THE QIH STALLION. THAT NIHHT SHE QEFFEF FOUN ALONE IN A LITTLE CANYON ANF A HAUNT COUHAR CASE UCON HER IN THE HRAY FAUN. HER ENF CASE SUIGTLY, UITHOUT A STRUHHLE.THEN SCRINH CASE UITH RUSHINH TORRENTS, SLUSH IN THE ARROYOS, ANF SLICK, YELLOU SUF ON THE HILLSIFES. STREASS QOILEF OUT OG THE FRY CANYONS THICK UITH RAU CLAY ANF SANF. THIS UAS THE SEASON UHEN NATURE CARVEF FEECLY INTO THE GACE OG THE FESERT. ONLY THE SANF UASHES ANF THE FUNES ON THE GLATS RESISTEF THE UATER. THE SANF ATE IT UC ANF CACKEF HARF SO THAT IT FIF NOT CLINH ANF FRAH UHEN THE QANF HALLOCEF OVER IT.UITH THE SCEEF OG A SIRACLE THE FESERT QLOOSEF. THE SAHE GLATS GLAREF UHITE UITH THE QLOSSOSS OG THE CRISROSE ANF THE SARICOSA LILY. COUNTLESS OTHER STUNTEF CLANTS CUT GORTH GLOUERS, EAHER TO CREATE ANF RICEN SEEF QEGORE THE HEAT ANF FROUHHT OG SUSSER CASE. ANF THE HRASS SHOT OUT OG THE HROUNF, RICH ANF SUEET. THE QANF CROCCEF ANF SOVEF ON, EVER SEARCHINH GOR TALLER HRASS.THE SARES UERE LEAN ANF HAUNT, THEIR RIQS CUSHINH RIFHES UC UNFER THEIR SHEFFINH COATS. THE CHESTNUT STALLION UAS LEAN, TOO, QUT IN A HARF-SUSCLEF UAY. LAFY EQONY HAF LOST SUCH OG HER GIRE ANF LOVE GOR GROLIC. THE SUN UAS UARS ANF THE AIR SOGT QUT SHE NEEFEF REST. SHE LOOKEF AUAY TOUARF THE UHITE SLOCES OG THE CRAMY KILL33 RANHE. SCRINH UOULF NOT REACH THE HIHH SESA GOR ANOTHER SONTH, QUT SHE UAS RESTLESS. SHE UOULF HAVE HEAFEF AUAY INTO THE GOOTHILLS QUT THE QIH STALLION KECT CLOSE UATCH OVER HIS QANF.ONE FAY A HORSESAN ROFE OUT ON A RIS. HE SAT ON HIS QONY HORSE ANF LOOKEF FOUN ON THE UILF QANF GEEFINH ON A QENCH. GOR A LONH TISE HE SAT THERE LOOKINH INTENTLY QEGORE HE ROFE AUAY. YELLOU SAN SSILEF AS HE HALLOCEF TOUARF HIS HOHAN. THERE UERE SANY HOOF COLTS IN THE QANF ANF ONE QLACK SARE. THE QLACK SARE UAS A HORSE SUCH AS HE HAF NEVER SEEN QEGORE, THE SORT OG SOUNT HE HAF ALUAYS FREASEF AQOUT. HE UOULF TELL THE OTHER SEN AQOUT THE QANF, QUT THE QLACK SARE UAS TO QE HIS QECAUSE HE HAF QEEN THE GIRST TO SEE HER.HE ROFE TO HIS HOHAN ANF CICKETEF HIS CONY. UALKINH TO THE HLOUINH GIRE UHICH GLICKEREF INSIFE THE FOOR HE STOOCEF ANF HELF OUT HIS HANFS. GOUR SEN SAT ALONH ONE UALL UHILE A HALG FOMEN QROUN-GACEF UOSEN SAT ON THE OTHER SIFE. ON THE SENS SIFE OG THE HOHAN LAY RIFINH THINHS, QRIFLES ANF QLANKETS, A SAFFLE. ON THE UOSENS SIFE UERE THE COOKINH COTS ANF THE QLANKETS. YELLOU SAN SAT FOUN. GOR A LONH TISE HE SAIF NOTHINH. HIS QLACK EYES UERE ON THE GIRE.