Sunset Valley ma'am... some other sunset

Her laughter was polite but half-hearted, not quite sure what to make of him.

I'm sorry, I haven't spoken to anyone since I left home. She usually wasn't the best for conversation, but the weeks on her own hadn't done any good for her social skills. Do you know how far we are from the mountains? The big ones neighbouring the wilderness.

She had told herself she would stay away, but her curiosity hadn't died entirely. Not that she could go through the mountains anymore; the risk of bumping into Chaudry was too much.