Anti-climatically, they never even came close to finding them. The beasts that had attacked them had come from different directions, and then there were the tracks caused by the animals Jack had scared out of the bush. Johnny and his fellows weren’t sure how to proceed.
Jack heard them yelling at each other, not knowing which track to pick.
“Splitting up is out of the question, no doubt about that.”
“What do we do then, Johnny?”
“We do what we been doing, Gregory. We head to Cheese City and get the job done. Little Borislava would have simply been icing on the cake. If lady luck feels charitable, we will find them again, and if not, then lord skill shall still be delivering on the cake proper.”
Then they picked a path north, and within minutes, they were out of earshot.
“Good thing
