The bridge was about a third of the way done, closing in on half. The men had started on the end closest to the house- and all three of them had stopped to stare at the sign before shaking their heads and immediately blaming Bolson; that seemed more like his doing -before ripping up planks, working back towards the town.
Dantz was the one that noticed the queen, busy holding a support beam steady so that Thadd could get it notched into place. He didn't stop what he was doing, told Thadd and Nack- who was busy replacing slats as the new beams were put into place -that the queen was there so nobody was surprised, before looking over. "We're getting there," he assured her. "We're on target to be done in a few more hours."