The Purification Ceremony
The Purification Ceremony
“came Nelson’s whispered voice.
“Nothing,” I radioed back.
“Be his shadow, eh?” the guide said. “His life depends on it.”
Beads of snow and frozen rain pelted the thicket around me in pale curtains that drew and opened at the whim of the southwest wind. Brief gusts snaked along the forest floor and crawled up my pant legs, making me shiver. I was wearing a set of Griff’s snow camouflage. I was as close to invisible as you can become in this world and yet I felt naked, exp...osed, though not as starkly as Cantrell.
Sixty yards in front of me, the outfitter stuttered over downed trees and limped through brambles of black branches with an arthritic gait that hadn’t been there yesterday. Part of it was show; he was making enough noise and awkward movement to attract attention. Part of it was the weight of playing decoy in a hunt for a madman.MoreLess
“Nothing,” I radioed back.
“Be his shadow, eh?” the guide said. “His life depends on it.”
Beads of snow and frozen rain pelted the thicket around me in pale curtains that drew and opened at the whim of the southwest wind. Brief gusts snaked along the forest floor and crawled up my pant legs, making me shiver. I was wearing a set of Griff’s snow camouflage. I was as close to invisible as you can become in this world and yet I felt naked, exp...osed, though not as starkly as Cantrell.
Sixty yards in front of me, the outfitter stuttered over downed trees and limped through brambles of black branches with an arthritic gait that hadn’t been there yesterday. Part of it was show; he was making enough noise and awkward movement to attract attention. Part of it was the weight of playing decoy in a hunt for a madman.MoreLess
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