He's barely been here a day. There's no reason for him to be this angry at her. What could she even have done? She never does anything here except what she's told, and all that amounts to is shoveling stables and cutting up horse flesh.

"About home?" Even without any idea what to expect, she doesn't expect this. Beth gives him a blank look. He's pissed, obviously, but she still doesn't see why. "Just...about it."

And then, her stomach folding up inside her--this is it, maybe this is it--she adds, "Wait. Were you talking to Byerly?"