(Ridge)
I ran east until the trees stopped me.
Literally stopped me. Ran into the dark until the undergrowth got too thick and I couldn't push through anymore and I stood there breathing hard with branches in my face and nothing ahead of me but more dark.
No vehicle. No sound. No Mira.
I turned around. Ran back to the tire tracks. Got on my knees and looked at them in the dark like they were going to tell me something they hadn't already told me.
They didn't.
Two sets. In and out. Whoever drove that vehicle knew exactly where they were going. Had driven that route before. Maybe multiple times. Had planned it while we were planning our end and we hadn't known. Hadn't even thought to check the east.
I stood up.
Kane was there. Right behind me. He put a hand on my arm and I pulled awa
