Slide shoved the walkie back into his pack. While he did so, he glanced at the few weapons he had. He, Jack, and Ember could defend themselves using guns. He didn’t have enough ammo for all four weapons. He feared for the rest of the team, the ones who weren’t trained soldiers.
Slide jogged back to Ember, who was simultaneously calming everyone down and devising a plan of her own.
“How are we doing?” he asked.
Ember pointed to their left, angling just beyond three tall and beckoning baobab trees.
“There’s a rock formation just over there,” Ember said. “I’m thinking most of them can hide out over there, and we can get Layla deeper into one of the baobabs I spotted earlier.”
Slide nodded. He loved everything about Ember. Even within the turmoil of panic, he continued to observe the beau
