45 A New Group of Three
Blake was unsure if the two strangers were aware that he planned to resist their intended removal of Sadie. Natan had taken a defensive posture and appeared to have more questions than Blake. The student who had just lost his friend was making his way slowly toward them from his position on the other side of the pool. Blake’s mind was rapidly trying to assess the situation in real-time. He was unsure of who would be helpful. “Natan will certainly be on my side. Sadie surely doesn’t want to go with these men. But what about this mysterious surviving student that has followed us to this point in the desert?” Blake’s thought process was suddenly interrupted by a new observation he couldn’t believe had taken him this long to notice. “Wait, what!? Sadie is getting
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