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Appearances Over Time
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She did something that, in hindsight, saved my life.
She snatched her bear spray off her hip and blasted it.
Not at Glenn, not at the men, but into the space between Glenn and Ebb, a wide orange cloud that turned the air into fire.
Glenn shouted and jerked back.
Ebb cursed, eyes squeezing shut, dropping the pistol with a clatter.
The hooded man stumbled, coughing, rope slipping.
Luke reacted instantly, like his body had been waiting for permission.
He dove, not toward the men, but toward the packs.
He grabbed his pack strap with one hand,
yanked, and I heard fabric tear.
He didn't get his pack fully, but he got the dry bag strap inside and ripped it free.
I saw his hand close around something plastic, maybe the spare water filter, maybe something else.
In that chaos, I couldn't tell.
I lunged for my pack.
My fingers hit shoulder straps, yanked.
Tessa grabbed hers.
Glenn coughed, eyes red, furious.
"'Get him!'
he barked.
We ran, not up the slope, not toward the cabin."