Firearms were kept to a minimum after hours, so bows were the order of the day - except for the snipers on the mesa top. My movements must have alerted her. I sat down and continued dressing.
"Charlotte, the Seven Pillars know we are here - they know the camp is here," I told her.
"How imminent is the threat?" Charlotte knelt beside me. I didn't know.
"They must be close, to be making a reconnaissance of the caves," Miyako said with tactical certainty.
"It was drawn to you, Charlotte - you were out of place, so this thing looked further. Otherwise these caves are irrelevant," she added. Miyako had the mindset of a seasoned professional spy.
"The cavern and spring have a night guardian," Charlotte countered. "I saw her when I was following you two here."
I had on my light bulletproof
