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Massada clapped his hands. “All right, lads, time to pack up and pack out!”
“You heard the man!” Esau shouted as Agacia returned to us.
The man slapped their hats back on their heads and marched out single file. All of them were careful to smile and bow their heads to Agacia as they passed her, and she in turn returned the compliment.
Agacia turned to us. “Shall we continue on our journey?”
Massada pursed his lips as he studied her bared head. “You sure you want to keep that hood down for the rest of the trip? It’d be a lot safer if you wore it.”
She nodded. “Yes. I want to show everyone that they have nothing to fear when Gad and their friends are with them.”
Massada didn’t look pleased. “All right. They’ll have the wagons pulled around here in no time, so let’s go.”
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