But Lana was proud of him. Ben had not only stayed behind, but had been helping out. Now he had chosen to go with the group to search for the fallen plane.He claimed the inability to leave was the only reason for his actions, but she felt it was more than that. She felt deep inside that he had remained there for her and for the cause.She took the watch position on the hardware store roof and waited. She could see the smoke from the aircraft in the distance. It couldn’t have been more than a mile or so away.Her main focus had been on the smoke until she looked up at the sky beyond the wreckage.Lowering the binoculars, she lifted the radio. “This is Scout 3.”“Got you, Scout 3.”“Northwest, airborne, attack dogs.”“Same direction as our people?”“Roger. Keep it secure in case the dogs roll in.”Then Lana lowered the radio and again peered through the binoculars, hoping that Ben and Rick would get to the downed plane before the enemy. *** Ben knew it was coming. He could see them in the sky, like vouchers looking for food.He could also see the plane wreckage in the field.
