Chapter 21
Because of the misadventure with the horses, it was dark by the time Jake, Rachel, and Ceinwen reached Jake’s truck. The road, or lack of road, was too treacherous to travel at night. Jake kept plenty of water and supplies in the truck, and Ceinwen had brought a goodly stash of chocolate and energy bars. They camped for the night. Jake made a fire, and they took turns keeping watch.
Idaho was far enough north that summer nights were short, and at first light, they started back.
They had spoken little the night before, too busy thinking about the strangeness they had witnessed, and what it meant. But that morning things were different.
“Whatever we saw back there,” Jake said as they began the long drive to Salmon, “they weren’t the same as what we’ve seen in the past.”
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