Ain't nothin' but a normal room. Pretty one, too, if'n you don't think too hard on what's goin' on in there. Ennis' sleeping more now, at least -- the drugs help with that -- but he's still awake a lot (and damn grumpy about it, too. But he ain't no less grumpy about the sleep, neither).

But he's there, and at least that's something.

Ennis Del Mar's been a stubborn bastard from the day he was born, and he'll be a stubborn old bastard until the day he dies. Maybe longer. Which'd be why, once things'd calmed down with Sallie and all, he went stormin' out of the house, intent on takin' a walk on his own for once ( Read more... )

Ennis ain't never been one for reading, like Kaylee does. And even if his hands weren't a mess, knitting still wouldn't be his thing. But he's got some wood, and he's got a knife. And even if the damn thing'll end up looking like a shaved log, carving gives him something to do, and the lounge is at least a small change of view from the bunks.

It ain't like being in Wyoming ( Read more... )

Shit.

Shitshitshit.

This was not supposed to be how this went. Ennis squints his eyes against the bright light, and when he tries to open his mouth (even if "shit" ain't the most elo- eli- bestest thing to say first thing to a stranger) all that comes out is a croak.

Those couches in the lounge? They're gettin' an awful lot of business from the back end of Ennis Del Mar. He'd be spending the time in bed, but starin' up at that ceiling gets old after a while.

So instead, he's starin' up at this ceiling. The carving in his hands ain't goin' too bad, considering he ain't looking while he works.

It ain't like Ennis meant to spend a good chunk o' time on this trip sleepin'. But when something like that happens, there ain't really much you can do about it, is there ( Read more... )

When you been working with animals all your life, seems wrong not to.

Seems...

well. Ennis ain't out of it yet, and some pain ain't gonna keep him from the paddock. Slow him down, maybe, and could be why he's restin' against the fence instead of giving Tequila a work through, but he's out there.

And that's something.

Morphine is nice, but it ain't always enough ( Read more... )

What with one thing and another, it's late when Ennis gets back. Late enough it's closer to when the sun rises than when it set. And Ennis ( Read more... )