Truthfully he didn't really know. But his gut told him to stay positive, to not look back. Glancing to her, his arm fell around her and the horse slowed down, exhausted and although he whipped the animal again, but still it did not move.
"Shit," he whispered. "I...I just know the border is just down the road! Gods...Renna, you know...when we were young, why didn't you ask me to marry you?"