Dawnlark Plains moments

marston was closer. the rogue hardly looked at the boy, not a tooth shown or indication he would strike again.
colt stared at the sky.
"lost a lotta friends along the way, marston. yew will too. jes' the way of things." briggs wiped his nose on a fore-ankle and told himself to stop whinging, leastways in front of a little kid.
"it's part of everything. but fuck, if i knowed she'd —" he found himself unable to speak now.