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Appearances Over Time
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Glenn's rifle came up, not fully aimed at Luke, but angled in that unmistakable way that turns a suggestion into an order.
"'Pax,' he said.
"'Set him down.'
"'I've replayed that moment a thousand times, and what still chills me isn't just the threat.'
It's how quickly the hollow turned into a stage.
The three men were positioned with the creek behind us and brush on both sides.
The only clear way out was the tunnel we'd come through, and Glenn stood angled so that any run toward it would put us between him and the older rope-carrying man.
It wasn't a spontaneous mugging.
It was practiced.
Tessa's face went blank, a mask.
She slid her pack off first, slow, showing compliance.
Luke hesitated a heartbeat too long, pride wrestling with fear.
Then he did it.
I did it.
The moment our packs hit the ground, Eb moved, quick and smooth.
Stepping in to scoop Luke's pack first.
Not mine, not Tessa's.
Luke's.
Like he knew which one mattered.
Luke's hand shot out.