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Appearances Over Time
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Intimidation.
Worse.
But I know what I planned in that moment.
Nothing heroic.
Nothing clever.
Just survival.
I watched for a distraction, any opening, and my eyes kept sliding to the creek, because water is the one thing that will cover sound, erase tracks, break lines of sight.
And then the big thing moved.
It stepped out of the brush on the far bank, half visible through trunks, and even at that distance it dwarfed everything.
It wasn't fully in the open, but I saw enough.
The bulk.
The sloped shoulders.
The long arms.
It stood for a second, perfectly still.
And in that stillness, it didn't look like an animal.
It looked like a decision.
Eb's breath caught.
The hooded man shifted his rope, backing a half-step as if the hollow had suddenly gotten smaller.
Glenn didn't raise his rifle.
He didn't shoot.