Rising Temperatures

A few days later Liam's caravan came back from Fred's Ranch, concluding another successful trade.

"How did things go? Was Fred happy to see the chickens?", asked Rayne.

Liam smiled and nodded.

"Not only was he happy, but the whole settlement even threw a party in celebration!"

Rayne laughed, feeling like that was exactly the type of response Fred and the Ranch would have.

Liam looked up at the sky and wiped away a few beads of sweat from his forehead.

"It seems like it's gotten even hotter recently."

Rayne looked up, "You're right. It does feel that way."

She turned to look at what the others were moving out of the RV and into the warehouse, smiling. There were many jars of milk, butter, and cream as well as steaks and ground beef and beef bones.

Their warehouses were still very well stocked so there were no issues with continuing the trade route.

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From the corner of her eye, Rayne saw Ella running towards her.