Chapter 1102

After they had enjoyed a scrumptious meal, Carl turned to Nicole and said, "I'll get some sleep first. I suggest we take turns. For the first half of the night, I need you to keep a lookout for us, and for the second half, I'll do that." "Okay, sure," she replied. It was easy for them to keep watch during the first half of the night. Nicole was wide awake and had stayed up until midnight without even realizing it. She was not tired and seeing that Carl was sound asleep, she was in no hurry to wake him up. She got up and approached Pinto. When she was near, she noticed that Pinto was not asleep either. He was standing there as if he was on guard duty with her. She proceeded to check on the two horses, which were fine. Then, she made her way back to the tent and gave Carl a light push, "Get up. It's your turn to keep watch." Carl sat up and looked around, startled "What's wrong?!" "Nothing. It's just your turn to keep watch." Nicole said, and laid down to catch some rest. "By the wa