It took too long. Kenna was worried the moment he left, but having to sit there, in pain, for two and half hours proved to be a whole other kind of agony. When she finally saw him again, she let out an audible sigh of relief. He ran at an impressive speed through the street and toward their hiding place. After a few moments, she saw that he not only had a full and heavy backpack but another sack filled with supplies. His movements were less athletic and more erratic, with him at times scrambling in a zigzag pattern. After about a minute, Ken could tell why. Raz was being chased by something akin to a spiny elk. A full rack of antlers and the long tail tied this creature to the ones she used to see outside New Somerset. But its teeth looked more like those lizard men who attacked the capi

