As they approached her, she whirled around. Then, upon seeing it was Kate and Gertie, gave a nervous laugh. “I thought I heard something behind me. You startled me,” she said. “Sorry about that.” Kate jerked her chin toward the table. “Did you guys come up with some new finds?” “What? Oh, no … I was just looking over what we had.” Jersey narrowed her eyes at Kate. “So, what brings you here?” “Well, I actually came with kind of a warning. According to Gideon, there’s some really bad poachers in the area.” “Oh? We deal with poachers all the time. Is there something special about these guys?” “Gideon says they’re quite ruthless. I just wanted to come and warn you so you could be on extra alert,” Kate said. “Did you hear anything about poachers from the people you’re working for?” Jersey’s eyes slid toward the camp.
