07-22-2023, 06:39 PM
She reached out to touch her brother's hand and said softly, "Thank you." And then smiled a sad one, one that did not reach her eyes of course. They were in for a long journey no matter the outcome. Pippa was all that mattered to her right now. She finally dozed off for a time. She would not awake until the train stopped to swap passengers. It would be like this for the rest of the trip, quiet on her part even as the train stopped here and there along the way.