Within a couple of hours of finishing breakfast, Murdock, Declan, and Emily were just outside the guard post of Emily’s old group’s site. They had managed to stop one of the men going to the river for fish and had requested to talk to Keith Rogers, or whoever was in charge. When the man left to return to the campsite, they had followed and were promptly stopped by the guard.
“You’re not welcome here,” the guard said to Emily and Declan.
“We aren’t here to impose on your hospitality,” Murdock said interposing himself between the guard and Emily after dropping the handles of the cart. “Pick up the cart and make ready to leave in a hurry if things go badly,” Murdock flashed to Declan.
Declan responded by taking up the cart and had pulled Emily’s arm a little to get her to back away from th
