Chapter 17“Well, it proves my theory,” Dmitri grunted after the bullet whined through the branches above them. “Somebody over there is deadly with a rifle.”
“Yeah,” muttered Otakar as he squinted across the canyon. There was no movement beyond the swing-bridge. “It looks as if Baristra's had it. The stupid bugger should have known better than to remain in the open. “
“So we need to follow them. Sitting here like cowards won't solve anything.”
Otakar stubbed a cigarette on an adjacent rock. “Okay, you run across. I bet the b***h will have you in her sights before you're half way.”
“We'll wait ten minutes and if there's no sign of anybody, we move.”
The other man nodded grimly and lay studying the far bank. There was no movement, not even a flash of the sun reflecting off metal.
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