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Ted Wagner had been with his assigned group for some time before he returned to the depression that Palmer was attempting to use for shelter. For him, this was the first opportunity he’d gotten to return and report to Palmer without someone from his new group following and watching him. It had taken him some time to decide if he wanted to give Palmer any intelligence on the group he’d joined. He had decided to tell Palmer that he was not giving him anything.
As he wandered around the campsite, he noticed that there was no sign that anyone had been there for some time. The fire-ring was stone cold and the bows that Palmer had placed for protection against the elements were in need of repair. As he was looking for tracks, Jax Hornsby and Nels Osterlund were striding across the open grou
