Chapter 12
Lian had driven for several hours and after a quick stop to stretch their legs Ivo replaced her at the steering wheel. They knew from the experience of the previous night that they had to take advantage of the few hours of light to advance on their way because with the shadows it was not prudent to drive on the winding path, strewn with rocks of different sizes falling from the tops and obstructing the passage.
The girl was dozing because they had learned that in that demanding task they should take every opportunity to regain strength. They were coming to a bend and a large stone under the wheels shook the truck waking her up. To the left of the hillside path there was an even narrower trail descending abruptly to the bottom of the canyon, a hundred yards below. Although they
