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As they neared the clearing, they took in the scene in front of them. A large campfire roared in the middle of the clearing, with a series of wooden structures surrounding it. Each was almost completely enclosed, but open on the side closest to the fire, like a huge wooden trough turned on its side. Caroline could see how these could be cosy, given the right conditions.
She’d been about to turn to Dexter and tell him she didn’t think anyone was there, when she noticed movement. It was the unmistakeable gangly figure of Tom, the bright orange glow of the fire flickering across his face as he stoked it.
Before she could convince herself otherwise, she stepped forward and into the clearing.
It took a moment before Tom spotted her, but his reaction didn’t surprise her. It was as she tho
