Brazen stepped out into the morning air. It was significantly colder then the night before despite the clear, sunny sky. Shivering at the blast of chilled air she searched for Plissken. What she saw startled her. He was coming around the building on the back of what Brazen believed might have been the biggest horse she'd ever seen.

"You know how to ride a horse?" Brazen's surprise was due to the fact that it seemed he could do anything. Maybe he was good at faking it?

Snake reined up the horse next to her and rolled his eye. "Where was I born?"

"South Dakota, the S.D. part right?" She was curious about his name just like everyone else and took the chance to try and discover what it was. The eye roll was all she needed to know she had been misinformed.

"You think they might have a few horses over there?" He was being sarcastic and Brazen couldn't control the sigh that escaped. Of everything, his constant, cynical sarcasm was the worst, even compared to the seemingly irrational anger. By the time she got her thoughts under control she noticed Snake was offering her his hand from the back of the horse. As usual he was staring at her chest but now she couldn't be sure if that leering smile was for her cleavage or the fact she'd put on the pendant he left earlier. Brazen shook her head as she handed up her bag. Plissken always seemed to blur everything subtly. It was irritating. Plissken took her hand without warning after securing her pack. Pulling her up to the saddle Snake took advantage of the situation to firmly place his hand on her ass to haul her the rest of the way.

"Hey!" Brazen shot him a disappointed look that was answered with an innocent but completely unbelievable shrug.

"You're a bastard!" She huffed trying to get comfortable sitting in front of him in the saddle. Susan felt agitated both because of the height and the fact she was about to be trapped for hours pressed to him with his arms around her. It was necessary but that didn't mean she would have to be happy about it.

"You like it." He whispered in her ear as he spurred the horse forward. Brazen elbowed him hard in the side for that comment.

"Do that again and you'll be walking to South Dakota sweetheart."

Brazen wished he would fall and hit his head so she could laugh. Crossing her arms she took a deep breath trying to keep her frustration down.

"Come on, it was a joke." Plissken started chuckling. "Christ, is it that time of the month already?"

Brazen was glad he couldn't see the shock his comment caused. "No." She answered indignantly. "Even if it was, that's none of your business."

Her reply only brought louder laughter from behind her in the saddle. Brazen knew she couldn't win and decided to be silent staring down the road in front of her. They rode for hours, no stopping, no breaks but that was the first thing she had to get used to with Plissken. He rarely stayed in one place longer then absolutely necessary and once he started moving he was reluctant to stop. Brazen felt her stomach growling and her body was sore from riding for so long. She wanted to stop but didn't dare ask for fear his anger would flare up again. As it was he'd been quiet or whistling which was better then usual.

"You hungry?" Snake's voice startled her but she quickly nodded.

"Yeah, me too."

Brazen raised a brow at those words. He had never said anything about being hungry or thirsty and only mentioned being tired as a way to be left alone. Those words suddenly made him seem much more human. It wasn't that she didn't think he was but that he always appeared so removed and indifferent toward most things. She wasn't sure what to make of it but it was obviously true as he directed the horse toward a clearing at the side of the road. Snake slid effortlessly down as the horse came to a stop.

"You get out the food. I'm going to get water."

He was already walking toward the tree line leaving Brazen to fend for herself on the back of the horse. Glancing down at the ground she felt dizzy as the horse shifted around beneath her.

"Snake!" As soon as the words came out she felt embarrassed by the terror in her voice. Plissken spun instantly on his heels and she could see even from her perch the tension coursing through his body from the tone of her voice. His head took in the complete horizon before he his attention settled on Brazen.

"What?" He called back, annoyance edging into his voice.

"How… I can't get down." She hated saying that to him. His head lulled in that typically disgusted way Snake had to his manner but he came back all the same. Following his instruction she slid from the saddle right into his arms. Her breath stopped as she found herself face to face with him. Her feet still off the ground. A breath passed and she could see him thinking but about what it was hard to tell. Snake let her down without a word then headed off in the direction he had started before.

Brazen watched him before turning to get into the packs. There was a lot more food then the last time and she stared blankly into the open duffle. The horse, the food, the necklace, she couldn't help but wonder what he'd been doing the night before. Brazen shook her head and pulled out some of the rations though it took some time to choose. She hadn't had this much of a choice since before she left LA.

Dry winter grass snapped behind her and Brazen smiled. "What did you do run to…." Her words fell silent as she came around expecting to see Plissken. Instead she found herself face to face with someone who couldn't be good to see in this situation.

"Never thought you'd turn on us Brazen." The words caused every hair on her body to prickle up as she looked at the mounted troops coming across the field. Her suspicions had been right all along. They were being followed.