19
EMMY
This was much better.
I had a good feeling tonight.
There were seven of us on the rear slope, positioned at strategic intervals. I’d put Sky and Rafael at the front, mainly because of her inexperience, but also because I figured a little bonding time wouldn’t hurt. Damn, it was cold. I leaned against the remaining wall of the old croft, which was more of a pile of stones by that point, and breathed into my scarf. A plume of steam announcing my presence was the last thing I wanted.
I waited.
And I waited.
Then at five a.m., I felt it. That prickle.
“He’s here,” I whispered.
Ross was down by the stable block, and tucked in against the rear wall, he had the best view over the whole slope. Half a minute passed before he spoke.
“Coming from the north-east, a third of the way u
