Tobias kept his lips pressed together. He knew his brother was taunting him, and he wouldn't grace it with a reply. He quietly wondered whether Nate's dislike of him ran so deep that he had decided to move back to the area solely to get under his skin.

As soon as the vehicle stopped in the yard, Anne jumped out, leaving her bag behind, and bolted towards the house.

"Anne!" Tobias called after her. She didn't stop but ran into the house. Tobias looked up. Alice was looking down from bedroom window, her pale forehead pressed against one of the glass panes. When she saw her husband looking up, she stepped away and disappeared from view. Tobias climbed down, took Anne's bag and handed it to Nate. "You go on in. Jenny's in. She'll make you some tea while I tend to the horses."