Chapter Twenty-Three
“She and the boy were here,” Dagger said, glancing at the skid in the back of the cave.
“I know they were here,” Saber said in aggravation. “What I want to know is why she and the boy are not still here or why she left the skid.”
Ace glanced over. “The skid still has power, so that wasn’t the reason,” he added.
Hunter knelt near the entrance. “She wasn’t alone,” he said, rising up and looking at the other prints. “There were at least three others here.”
Saber walked over to where Hunter was standing. He glanced down, following the same tracks as Hunter. He knelt beside Hunter, wincing when his leg protested. His fingers traced one footprint.
“It belongs to a female,” he said. “Look at the size and stride.”
He rose, grimacing when he staggered slightly. He shook
