“Let’s go.” He motioned her ahead of him.
“Nick, wait. First I have to explain something about the way I got in.”
“Let’s talk on the way,” Nick said impatiently.
That’s the problem. If we try to do this together, I have no idea how the mountain will react to you. You’re not even a Woodruff. We may end up going in circles. “Here. You may need this.” She handed him back his gun, along with the extra clip she had tucked into her jacket. “It was a bit easier to tote around than the shotgun.”
He slipped it back in its holster under his vest as they went back through the shelves and on through the office into the cavern.
Grace knelt down and pulled their jackets out of the pile of blankets, handing Nick his, then studied the backpack’s contents.
She didn’t want to leave him here alone. If
