It was after two when Keir let Teague know he was going to find somewhere safe to crash. Teague acknowledged then let Hoyt know what was happening while tailing Keir from his vantage point a few yards away. He saw Keir step off the main path onto a narrower one that wended its way down to the river. Seconds later, Teague thought he saw something move in the deep shadows about a hundred yards ahead of him and froze where he was standing. Straining his eyes, he tried to determine what was there—if anything. When nothing moved and there was no sound other than that of the river well off to his left, he inched forward and, deciding it was safe, quickly crossed the path to the one Keir had gone down.
It sloped steeply as it wound through the trees and low brush. At one point Teague heard a mut
