At the End of the Day

The ride to the new home.

Now that he had the job, Balgair dug in and worked hard until mid-afternoon, when he stopped what he was doing and called for Tackett.

The sergeant knocked on the door and, after receiving acknowledgment from Balgair, took two steps into the room and saluted.  “You called, Sir?”

“Yes, I did.” Balgair gestured for him to sit.  “You mentioned something abou…