“Their behavior has been strange,” Bolt said. “They have lagged behind a few times, even to the point where none of us had tabs on them. This morning, I saw some prints in the grass that looked like someone was trying to hide them.”
Kara frowned.
“Couldn’t that just be evidence of the people following us?” she asked.
Bolt shook his head.
“If it was them, they would have attacked already. Plus, why try to hide your prints if you just want to kill us?” Bolt responded.
Elle and Kara took a moment to think. Bolt watched as Kara’s thoughts danced with the swirling of the smoke from the fire. Perhaps she, too, was choosing her words carefully.
“They are trained scientists,” Kara finally said. “They aren’t used to this level of activity. They probably just couldn’t keep up with us.”
Bolt s
