Fin!
Ryder couldn't answer her plea for a lie. Instead, all he was able to do was just shake his head. Even though she was asking for a lie now, he wouldn't make a promise to her and risk breaking it again. He wasn't sure if he was coming back or if he would be gone forever, he just knew that he had to leave. He'd go back to the ranch, and after that he didn't know. Even though she'd compared him to a force of natural destruction, her smile made him look up and smile a little too. He nodded at her request just before she rode away and he moved to lean back against the cabin and watch her.