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"Just country" He said non-chalantly. He tossed the stone into the water, watching the ripples and small splash it created
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"Same here.." She responded, nibbling at the bottom of her lip. She was silent for a while more after that, soon standing back to her feet. "I guess we should probably head back. I don't want to get you in trouble," she said softly, starting to head back towards the entrance of the cave.
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Caleb nodded. "Probably" he muttered, standing and wading back into the water. He offered her his hand and stepped deeper in
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Josephine took his hand, though there was a hint of hesitation at first. Once she was in the deeper water, she let go so that they could both swim back to their horses.
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Cleb swam forward and got out of the water, dripping wet, before grabbing his mare and mounting up
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Josephine did the same, mounting up on the tall gelding before beckoning him forward. She started to lead the way back to towards the house, letting Tobias choose their speed, which was at a happy medium.
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Splash walked beside Tobias, her head hanging as sleep slowly clouded her mind over. Caleb gently patted the lazy mare's neck, waking her up. Her head shot up, ears flicking around before snorting at Tobias softly and reaching her nose over at him playfully
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Tobias squealed in an equally playful manner, pushing his own nose towards the mare. It made Josephine smile, her gaze turning to Caleb for a moment afterwards.
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Caleb chuckled and glanced at Josephine, locking eyes with her momentarily before smiling and looking back to the horses. "Sorry." He muttered
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Josephine blushed when they locked eyes, her gaze dropping rather quickly. "It's alright.. I should be the one apologizing for staring.." she murmured before sighing softly.
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