Snippet #1555087

Clay's eyes slowly opened as the bright morning sun assaulted his eyes. After lying there a few moments to wake up he rolls over and gets to his feet. Clay dusts his clothes off before gathering up his belongings. He then saddles up his horse and ties his bag to his trusted steed.

"All right," Clay said to his partners, "I'm heading out to the nearby town in thirty minutes. If you all want to ride with me that's fine. If you're going to stay here for a while longer you know where to find me."

Clay then walked the quarter-mile to a nearby lake, disrobed and waded into the chilly water where he began to wash himself. Instantly the cold waters woke him up. He submerged his head completely underwater to clean his hair. After scrubbing his body for a few minutes he exited the lake and dressed. Once finished he walked back to camp and mounted his horse.

"You ladies coming?" he said with a grin as he slid a cigarette into his mouth and lit it.