Behind The Ruins (Stories Of The Fall) - Plot & Excerpts
Chapter 13: Pullman The vanguard cavalry company had set up camp in the foothills south of the little town of Pullman. Sentries walked the perimeter and tents were going up in neat rows while small knots of locals came and went, watching with hands in their pockets. The pickets moved them off politely if they came within a few hundred feet, but otherwise ignored them. Colonel Rastowich and two squads of ten riflemen veered off from the main body of the battalion just outside the town. Dusk was settling in and the Colonel could see fires and lights around a cluster of big brick buildings on a hill above the overgrown remains of the old town, which lay along the curve of a small river. He rode toward them, watching the locals who either scattered at his approach or stood, curious and staring. To any who stayed, he offered a nod and a ‘good evening’. Some returned the greeting, others just stared. One old man pushing a barrow of manure abandoned his task and tottered into the road.
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