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I love how realistic you make these dialogues. Great story.

Aren't they skittish?

Well, maybe it all depends on what the wildlings will do..

You have made us feel Jubal's fears of throngs and being crowded and being found out. What happened to him? You have given us some clues so far, more in this chapter, enough to guess, but not nearly enough to know. I'll try to be patient. I guess that Reid and Lucas might be close enough to discuss the situation and how to help Jubal overcome his fears, but I am not sure they would do something like that. Or is it only Jubal who thinks that opening up and expressing one's feelings is something men don't do? Lucas has his job cut out for him to help Jubal face his fears. I agree with CincyKris that they will need being home together to find the peace to build trust again and to overcome the barriers so obvious in this chapter. Thank you, Gary, for another great chapter, full of suspense...

Lots of great moments here. Beautiful setting, too. And very promising for the future. And a welcome contrast do Colin's family scenes...

This is going too far in my eyes. And killing sb is no solution. I do not even want to begin to imagine mother's reaction when she finds out by whom her son has been shot or hurt. I also doubt that anything will induce Miles to think outside his comfortable and convenient box and to find it in himself to respect his brother. but we do not need everyone's approval. And Miles is so opinionated and self-centred that his opinions hardly matter.

This was overdue. Funny, isn't it, how some people don't stir a finger but expect others to bow to their will entirely. Going through anybody's phone - the first no-go. Bullying strangers - the next. And the worst of all: Mother approving. She will know what her situation will be like if Colin gets out of her clutches. Colin is lucky to have such a good and caring and reasonable friend in Owain.

Thanks, Gary, for your kind and understanding words. I have forgotten to mention the title. I love it, so promising and at the same time so open to your readers' ideas... I also love the moment at dawn when it appears in the story. So apt. I am looking forward to next Monday evening, and it's entirely your fault and your story's...😉

I hope we will get to know what happened between Jubal and Vincent - and more, too, about Jubal's father... It is such a joy to feel Jubal's satisfaction in jobs well done and all for the right reason - to be able to feel pride in one's work and to make somebody else happy. How will Lucas get over Jubal's insecurities and his traumatic (?) past. Lots of good to come, I hope. Thank you Gary, once more, for sharing this wonderful story with us.

Great chapter! Thanks for sharing it with us!

And in Germany as well. Thanks, Gary, for a very uplifting chapter. Not only that Lukas is getting better, but also the feeling of joy in Jubal has me singing today. I guess that the town will be more accepting of our two men than Jubal can imagine. He must have gone through a lot and what the story lets us glimpse of his past sounds ominous. I hope he will be able to find his peace in Bearpaw and also that which he dares not yet to hope for.

Colin will need to stand up to his family, but that is not always easy. It is high time for it. His brother and his mother won't like it a bit. Glad to see him put Jimmy in his place. Bruno's gratefulness is telling.

Lucas is doing better. That was relief to read. I need something positive today, even if it is only fiction. Thank you, my friend!

This is a very promising chapter. How difficult things may turn out to be... I wonder.

This story is well worth reading, thank you for sharing with us! It sounds so real and acute...

Great start. Promising. Lots of tiny details which will fall into place later-on. I am looking forward to what is coming here.

I see that my irony markers don't work in English... have to brush up on them... Your cliff hangers are legendary, my friend, but here the suspense goes far deeper - at least for me...

Jubal's forgetting about his horse says a lot. I get the feeling that Reid and the doc know more than they let on and they are ok with it. Now we will have to wait for Lucas to make it and for both men to acknowledge their feelings. Piece of cake...

You are making us wait for the encounter - great suspense.

Thank you for not making us wait one more week for the next chapter. It was good to read this again.

Lots of different atmosphere in this one. Beautiful again. And maybe we all wonder what we have not been told yet...

Great chapter. Nice to see that the three guys have some people in their corner. In the first chapters Brian seemed somewhat isolated. I hope the two men will find alone time with each other.

This story is getting better and better. Thanks for sharing it with us. I like Toby asking for what he wants and wishes for. He must have had not many chances at home to do that...

Brian can be grateful to Davey for pointing out that he is only marginally better than the wife he complains about... But I am glad that they are together now and that things are moving along nicely. Now I only hope that Toby won't be in for a terrible time...

I like how you develop the characters. Good reading. Great beginning to a promising story.