Bud lay face down in the mud, fighting to keep himself as low to the ground as possible. He"d been waiting here for almost an hour now. Tam was somewhere up ahead, but he couldn"t see her. The storm was still raging, and while it should keep the mountain people from seeing her, it made him uneasy not knowing where she was.
He"d objected to her being chosen to crawl up close to their perimeter; she was young and less experienced. Not to mention the fact that they were lovers and he was worried about her because of their close relationship.
In truth he understood why she"d been chosen, her small build increased her chances of success and she made a smaller target for their weapons if she was seen. The fact that she was new to the group meant she had less information she could reveal if she
