What would be different this time was the fact that he couldn't deny the babies were his - that and the fact that this time she had no uterus to lose.
Since each wagon had three teams of horses, that could become time consuming - and time was their enemy.
No sound disturbed Howie and with Martha able to use her special hypnotic-like tone, little time was wasted inducing Howie's sleep state.
He knew Cynthia wanted to update him on her talk with Martha, but both realized time was short as they planned to take Martha to dinner for her last night under Bird Song's wing.
Their time was limited if they were to visit the disputed property.