She chuckles under her breath at him. The ridge behind them would be impossible for her to reach, and the way forward looks like it's deeper into the box canyon they're standing at the mouth of.
"Right. That looks like a path. Damn it, I wish I'd thought to pick up a torch." She tucks the 9mm in the back of her jeans, and sets off at a cautious pace.
They don't really need the light, as the moon overhead is brilliant and full. There are a few Joshua trees here and there, and the landscape is peppered with huge sandstone boulders. The shadows they cast are long and sharp in the moonlight, and she tends to give them a wide berth.
"Have you ever been to the American desert before?"
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"Right. That looks like a path. Damn it, I wish I'd thought to pick up a torch." She tucks the 9mm in the back of her jeans, and sets off at a cautious pace.
They don't really need the light, as the moon overhead is brilliant and full. There are a few Joshua trees here and there, and the landscape is peppered with huge sandstone boulders. The shadows they cast are long and sharp in the moonlight, and she tends to give them a wide berth.
"Have you ever been to the American desert before?"