Magdalena Peak, New MexicoAs the sound of the g*n ripped through the air, Amber slid onto her stomach. She crawled over to where Alex was.
The horses neighed and pawed the ground.
"We are out in the open, an easy target. Being in the bushes wouldn't help either," she said.
"Stay close," Alex said.
"What about the horses?"
"Hopefully they won't escape," Livia said. "We need them no matter where we go."
The horses pulled away from the brush and snorted.
Amber lifted her head.
Fortune stared right at her.
Amber moved forward.
The ground shifted.
She wavered, balancing against each wave as it rolled through the ground.
"Oh no. It feels like someone jumping on a waterbed!" Livia said.
The ground continued to roll as the horses pawed, and tried to stay upright.
A few of the bushy t
