Emma Carlson Berne - Rebecca Rides For Freedom An American Revolution Survival Story - 2020 [EN]

They didn’t even ask; they just moved in. I could hear voices coming from behind the closed parlor door. That was how Mother said I must behave. With difficulty, I mounted Brownie from the ground, then kicked him up into a canter. The soldiers could ride too, but they were heavier—and possibly drunk now. I could only pray he wouldn’t collide with a tree.