" His mood, not exactly jubilant after having slept in the rain last night, had grown steadily worse as the day progressed.
“Then why are you pushing so hard?”
“I’d hoped Rydstrom and the others would have caught up with us by now.”
She rolled her eyes. “A clue? You slow down when you want people to catch up. "

― Kresley Cole , Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night (Immortals After Dark, #3)