Bryan was grateful to reach the turnoff to the camp. They hadn"t heard from Alaric, but he was counting that as a good sign. Had Alaric been recaptured, he would have sent out a distress call.
The last Bryan knew, Alaric was laying a glamor over the cave where he"d hidden the Shade, protecting them from anyone that might come snooping. Bryan had argued that they needed to keep moving, but Alaric had just sent Bryan and Riley on without them.
Bryan and Riley had fled on foot down the dirt road to the car Riley had hidden, making better time than Alaric would with a wounded Shade in tow. They had planned to wait there, then get in as close to Alaric"s position as they could and get the two of them into the car. But he was close to exhaustion, and Riley was done before they reached the car.
