Chapter 0591

“We don’t know which is which,” Rafe says into my ear, “though obviously knowing which one belongs to Wright is going to be useful. Both teams are going to be sending out runners – scouts – trying to get the lay of the land. Wright will probably use Luca for that. So, if you see Luca coming from the direction of one team or the other, we’ll know which camp is which.”

“Why do you think he would he use Luca as a scout?” I ask, curious, laying flat on my belly and using the binoculars to attempt to locate the camp that should be to our south, along the line of our canyon.

“Because he’s fast as hell,” Jackson says into the earpiece, his voice pleased and a bit entertained.

“Hey, where’s Jesse?” I ask, bright and interested.

“Could we please cut down on the chatter?” says another voice along the line, making me jump. “Some of us are trying to concentrate.”