"It's just a mild sedative. I put it in your drink at breakfast in case I needed to bundle you onto this horse."
He lifted her up gently; and she was completely unable to resist. It felt like her arms and legs were made of heavy wood.
In fact, she was so sleepy and relaxed now, that the heightened anxiety she had been feeling washed away, and she really couldn't recall what it was that she'd been so worried about in the first place.
It clearly didn't matter much if she couldn't remember it, so she relaxed and closed her eyes. She desperately needed a little sleep right now and she surrendered to its urgent call.
Bo stepped in and gathered the girl in his arms before she could hit the ground. He lifted her onto his horse and held her in front of him. The other horse was tied behind them.
He kicked the stallion into a canter, heading back down the road, the same way they had come here.