`` so ... what did you want to do ? i said brightly , and eric seemed satisfied . there was nothing more i could do for him tonight . is there a town or a village nearby ? not the greatest first day of travel on horseback . he crushed his empty beer can in his hand with a satisfying squeeze . `` do you have to stop to do it ? '' she stretched out long legs clad in black leather , and hooked her high-heeled boots over the edge of the battered table . 