"End my misery," Hilde moaned, the aftermath of guzzling an entire bottle of rum and collapsing the previous night still evident.
Hilde found herself sprawled out, nursing a hangover, next to Arlo as they trailed behind a convoy of five wagons.
"Why has the pace suddenly picked up?" she grumbled.
Arlo, struggling to control the lone bull, was unable to respond to Hilde's query.
Maddie had rearranged their setup, assigning a single bull to Arlo and Hilde. She harnessed two bulls to her wagons and hitched the remaining wagons behind them. This drastic change was due to their lagging progress - they were nearly eight wagons off schedule.
Maddie's ambitious plan was to secure fifteen wagons in four days. However, the palpable tension among the group made communication difficult. Now that she had found some allies, she was more assertive about their next steps to achieve the target - 'Ride like hell.'
