Chapter Seventeen
Concern
“How far ahead of us is the barricade?” asked.
“I’d say about six hundred yards. At the bottom of a small ravine.” pointed to where the road took a dip. They’d followed Lucien and the girl up to the top of the embankment, then went to crouch on the roadway as men and horses quietly passed behind them to disappear back into the woods. The rain had stopped, and the clouds had parted enough for some moonlight to filter over them, which made it imperative that they try to remain unseen as much as possible from the compound.
“Any idea as to its size?”
“About fifteen feet high, but I couldn’t see either end of it. It’s like they built an additional wall all around them, and made sure to cut off the road to prevent anyone from entering or leaving.”
“Then we hav
