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"I have little doubt of that," he answered her with a smile. He tied the reigns of his horse to a post as he went inside, returning a minute or so later wearing a pair of chaps, his black hat and a couple of field rations which he placed in the pouches of the horses along with a couple of large canteens of water, one of which was handed to Ashlea. He also placed a small medical kit in his own bag.
He was also wearing his pistols, one at his front in his belt line and the other was holstered on his left side just below his breast. He then handed Ashlea a sidearm.
"I don't know if you'll need an extra but I have don't need this one," he stated as he handed her a Rheinland built military hand gun and two full extra magazines. He then untied his horse, climbed aboard and after giving her a moment to assemble herself, they began riding.
They rode side by side to start. The sun was up and they rode at a walk at the lake's edge. Doc didn't say much for now as he studied to see how she was taking it all in.
Slowly but surely, the house was disappearing into the distance. Doc himself was all smiles as he looked ahead. He was relaxed. He was enjoying nature and his company and although he said nothing, he felt that she was beautiful.
"It won't be long before we start seeing some big game," he explained, "we'll be passing through wood lines and clearings." For the time being, it was mostly small stuff like squirrels and rabbits.
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