The way Raylan kept glancing back, it would be a lie to say that Tim wasn't tempted by the idea of answers being just within reach. Then his pragmatic side kicked his mental ass and pointed out that the idea of Mathias just willy nilly giving up her secrets was wishful thinking. Get Raylan back to the relative safety of Phillips Drive.
The younger marshal kept ahold of his partner's elbow as they began to pick their way through the last stands of trees. It was a perp hold but it would allow Tim to keep that physical contact once they were out in the open, where eyes could find them.
Raylan was asking questions. Questions that were not 'the lodge is right there' and Tim was happy to jump on the conversational gambit.
"I've been okay," he answered with deliberate neutrality. "Won't say the sleeps been as good as it was a week ago, which is pissing me off because I'd gotten use to that solid sleep." When scared, freaked out and anxious as hell, getting pissed at the world was typical Gutterson go to response.
"You're looking a little ragged," he pointed out feeling a sense of relief move across his shoulders as they broke clear of the tree line. "When was the last time you slowed down enough to eat or catch more than thirty minutes?"
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The younger marshal kept ahold of his partner's elbow as they began to pick their way through the last stands of trees. It was a perp hold but it would allow Tim to keep that physical contact once they were out in the open, where eyes could find them.
Raylan was asking questions. Questions that were not 'the lodge is right there' and Tim was happy to jump on the conversational gambit.
"I've been okay," he answered with deliberate neutrality. "Won't say the sleeps been as good as it was a week ago, which is pissing me off because I'd gotten use to that solid sleep." When scared, freaked out and anxious as hell, getting pissed at the world was typical Gutterson go to response.
"You're looking a little ragged," he pointed out feeling a sense of relief move across his shoulders as they broke clear of the tree line. "When was the last time you slowed down enough to eat or catch more than thirty minutes?"