CHAPTER 21 Dawn arrived and Travis awoke to the sound of barking. The car had stopped and he found he was alone in the car. Panic gripped. He flung open the door and stepped out, to be greeted by the smell of frying bacon. He turned and saw a grinning Jacey holding out a plate of steaming food and a mug coffee. "I should be the exhausted one," she said. "Here, try one of Deon's food packs. I doubt if you can tell it from the real thing." Travis grinned, tasted the bacon and eggs and realised how hungry he was. The others were gathered around in a small park-like area beneath an oak tree. Kevin was refilling the cars' tanks while Nick and Deon were throwing a stick that Mac tore after, picked up in his mouth and returned. He deposited it at Nick's feet and sat back with his tail wagging

