I gesture for him to follow and head over to the boat to untie it. I move the paddles onto the sand and turn to help him lower her into the middle. He is gentle with her and it is clear he has some skill with the injured. There is more to him than I first thought.

Once she is settled I cover her with furs and gesture for him to get in front, handing him a paddle. I push us off the rocks and jump in, digging deep into the water to pull us away from the shore.

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Luke

It’s been a while since I’ve paddled a kayak, and when I did it was fluorescent orange, made of plastic and had a seat molded to the approximate shape of my ass. This one looks like it was pilfered from a museum. A...

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