Richard and his warriors had won the rogue battle with few casualties. The rogues may have been well paid, but they were poorly trained. He had begun to follow Gizelle’s scent trail into the fog, when the fog dissipated as if it had never been there. Richard was able to run faster now that he could see well in front of himself. He could also see several trails carved into the forest here.
He left a clear trail behind him for Alex to follow. Richard had heard the small plane that Alex had described just prior to the fog lifting. He ran as fast as he could without losing Gizelle’s scent trail. He heard the engine of the plane up ahead of him. It sounded like it was on the ground and he raced toward the noise.
He burst out of the bushes and into a clearing just in time to see the small c
