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“Leave it to us,” Camriel said.He was standing protectively next to Grace like a loyal guard dog.
“We’re going, too,” Grace said.“You might need us.”
Amaros almost shook his head, then decided against it.The targets they’d set up barely sported any bullet holes, so they were far from proficient with guns.They’d used rocks to take down their attackers from a distance, so they weren’t completely helpless.“Fine,” he decided.“But you’ll follow my orders and do exactly what I say.”
“We need to get closer and check out their defenses,” Camriel said, switching into combat mode.
“I have binoculars in the truck,” Amaros said.
“What should we do with the bodies?”Zoe asked, avoiding looking at the men she and Grace had killed.
“We’ll leave them here for now,” Amaros replied.“Camriel and I will move them later.”
This time, the females didn’t argue with his plan.They grabbed their gear, collected the targets, then followed the warriors to the trucks.
“I’ll leave my ride here for now,” Camriel said.
“We didn’t realize how close we were to the road,” Grace said sheepishly.It was only a couple of hundred yards from where they’d been shooting the targets.
“You should always scout the area to make sure it’s safe,” Amaros lectured them.
“We will next time,” Zoe vowed.
He wanted to tell her there wouldn’t be a second time, but held his words in.She wasn’t one of his knights and they didn’t share a bond.He hadn’t decided whether he was going to stay or not yet.While he wanted her to be safe, he didn’t have the right to tell her what she could and couldn’t do.
Camriel climbed into the front and the girls took the back seat.Amaros drove a couple of miles before pulling over.“We’ll go the rest of the way on foot,” he said.He parked the vehicle beneath some trees on the side of the road.They had to duck beneath the branches as he led them through the trees and higher up the mountain.
“I can see the roof of the resort,” Camriel reported after they’d walked a mile or so.He peered through the foliage and pointed.
“I see it,” Amaros said.“We’ll circle around to higher ground,” he decided.
They stayed under cover and out of sight of the resort until they reached a crag that overlooked the grounds.The resort had three levels and was styled to look like a gigantic log cabin.Several vehicles were parked in the lot.
“There’s a sniper on the roof,” Camriel noted.The knights’ eyesight was excellent even without binoculars.
“Stay back and hide from sight,” Amaros told his team.They all stepped back into the cover of the trees.He used his binoculars to study the sniper.“He’s a lousy guard,” he said in disapproval.“He’s not even scanning the area.”
“We could take him out right now if we had a sniper rifle,” Camriel mused.
“Only if it had a silencer,” Zoe said.“The men could murder the women and make a run for it if they heard us shooting.”
“They might hear the body roll down the roof and investigate, too,” Grace added.
“They’re both good points,” Amaros said and Camriel nodded.“We’ll have to ascertain how many men there are before we go in and rescue the captives.”
“The windows are tinted, so we can’t see inside,” his second said.
“Two more men are patrolling the outside,” Amaros said after watching the building and grounds.
“We could sneak down there, take them out and get Zoe to scan them,” Grace suggested.
“I might be able to pick up how many more bad guys there are,” Zoe agreed.
“I like this plan,” Camriel said.“As long as Amaros and I do the sneaking and killing.”
“Let’s do it,” Amaros decided.
They quickly made their way down a steep hiking track and circled around closer to the resort.The sniper couldn’t see them from this angle and there was only one man in view.
