“One of the farms that had trouble is less than ten miles from here, if I remember correctly.” Nick pulled the map from its cylinder and spread it open in front of the tent. “This one here.”
“The others were here and here,” Todd said and tapped his finger on more locations. “They’re in somewhat of a big circle and in a valley.”
Nick sat back and stared at the map before shifting his gaze to Todd. “Think the nest might be in this area in the middle? The farms are all located along the valley sides.”
“That’s as good a place to start as any. They don’t like to travel too far and are pretty attached to their territory,” Todd explained. He glanced up at the sky. “We have a few hours of daylight. Let’s ride into the area and do a little sightseeing. I’d rather we have an idea of the landscape
