Chapter 15
Boots trampled the dirt outside of the cave – three pairs, by Mira’s count. She crouched low along the farthest wall opposite the cave entrance. Stryker was up and at the ready too, just waiting for the opportunity to make a move.
“Is there another way into the cave?” Mira whispered to Stryker.
“We haven’t explored the depth of this cave. It’s entirely possible, yes.”
She silently cursed herself for spending her time doodling in the dirt and making small talk when she could have been preparing for battle.
A face blocked one of the shafts of light streaming in from the haphazard pile of rock at the entrance. Eyes met hers, but in the darkness of the cave Mira was certain that the soldier wasn’t really seeing her. Crouched low to the ground as she was, she might have been mis
