Source...Part 5With eyes like lightbulbs, Nathan and Ophelia scoured the landscape trying to access the area of danger. Determining they were free of any predator waiting to pounce from behind the child, he lowered the flashlight."Obviously, it doesn't intend to harm us, fool," Ophelia hissed, then continued in a softer tone, "not a stitch on in this chilly air. Fetch a coat."Nathan hurried to his vehicle to retrieve the only item available; a horse blanket. Upon returning, they both moved toward the child. Puzzled that the child didn't attempt to run or attack them, they led what looked like a female away from the edge of the pasture. Although small in statue, Nathan struggled to get the child's body into his truck, While driving, he alternated between keeping his eye on the dark road and studying the interaction from the rear seat. He and Ophelia rode back to his farm in silence not knowing what to make of the child in their possession.Once home, tires screeched like a wounded animal as Nathan swung the truck around in his yard, then aimed it in the direction of Ophelia's farm, eliciting an immediate reaction.*"I'm in no position to house her. "It'll have to be you until we figure out what we're dealing with," Ophelia protested.*Nathan slammed on the brakes near the fence separating his and Ophelia's property, jerking all occupants forward. He turned and stared angrily at Ophelia as though she were the cause of his new predicament.*"What! The girl was hiding on your property, not mine," she issued quickly as though attempting to extract herself from the situation.*"Doesn't matter where she was hiding. We both discovered her, and it's as much your problem as mine forced upon me by you...and Matilda, he added reluctantly.**Ophelia breathed in deeply for a long moment. Her shoulders heaved bringing with it
