It took several hours, but Annie managed to remove the arrow from the wounded man and treat the injury before Raymond Tutt, who was intentionally stalling, approached the wounded man. Wagner, standing close by, watched everything carefully.
Murdock spent his time watching Wagner and the armed men hidden in the rocks halfway up the hill.
“What was it you wanted?” Tutt asked testily.
“I wanted a private conversation with you,” Murdock responded. “I didn’t come for any other purpose and was then attacked, without provocation, I might add. If you’re claiming an area, put up some signage so someone knows they are entering a killing zone.”
“You and yours seem to have managed unscathed,” Tutt said with a slight chuckle. “And you’ve injured one of my men and gotten me out here without informin
