Pryde moved the instant he saw the wide staring look of fear and anger in the eyes of the men. He knew before they even acted that they weren’t here to capture but to kill.
Ducking to his right, he ran between the two nearest diggers. Fields followed suit, narrowly evading getting shot as a hail of bullets slammed into the huge machines.
“How the hell did you know that was going to happen?” she asked breathlessly as adrenaline pumped through her system.
“The moment that alarm sounded I knew they would send out troops to kill us,” he replied as he moved behind their cover.
“Why not try to recapture us?” she asked as she followed him, keeping close.
“He learned everything he needed from us in our first conversation. He kept us around to play with at some later date. He had no intention
