The crowds parted ahead of him: mothers, seeing the figures in yellow that were hot on the boy’s heels and sensing the danger, pulled their children out of his way as he ran at them. Behind him, Gabriel could hear shouts and screams. He knew that there would be others pursuing Rachel, but felt fa...
A mound of freshly dug earth by his side is garlanded with flowers and bowls of grain. Swords, arrows and shields are laid down in front of the mound. A small group of villagers stands in tattered, woven clothes, their heads bowed. Standing alone between the two groups of villagers are a young bo...
“What can I do for you, Laura?” Crow said. He sat down behind his desk, formalizing the distance between them. “Tell me where the children are.” “You need to talk to me first,” he said. “The stuff I need to tell you is classified to the highest level,” she said. “I can’t risk speaking with these ...