"Mm, not very," Kate answers after swallowing, licking the corner of her mouth. "We're mostly in the middle of the low country, I reckon. Closer t'the sea than Mexico."

She watches him quietly, a thoughtful smile on her face. He'll sleep hard tonight, no doubt.

"We keep goin' west an' south, we'll hit it eventually. But that could take a while. Why d'you ask?"