Forgotten Liberty by Alessio Cala

Author:Alessio Cala [Cala, Alessio]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-12-10T23:00:00+00:00

THIRTEEN

An entire day had passed. The events that took place in Wolvendale were only just beginning to settle in. There was still a long journey ahead of them. Their original route to the military base had now been compromised. Word spread through the grapevine of the raider outposts running back to the military base and now their security was tighter than ever along the Grand River. Now the group were forced to do what they feared most, there was no alternative. They would have to take a detour through the mountains.

The mountains of Autark were a sensitive subject among settlers. Although the south-eastern highlands had been swept during the construction of a radio tower with stronger signalling capabilities, the search was far from thorough. The mountains were considered uncharted territory. Rumours soon started to spread. Whispers of incidents about missing people fluttered among the surrounding settlements, leaving settlers with an array of tall tales and nightmares to share.

The group set off in the early hours of the morning. They found themselves over-encumbered in conditions where the snow showed no signs of letting up. What few ounces of strength some possessed were used to carry the weak or injured. The mountains were far too steep along their western face so they would have to go around them from the south. For every mile they ascended, the temperature dropped two degrees. The wind was harsh and relentless. It kicked the snow up from the ground, its texture like flaky grains of sand in their eyelashes. Their list of fears only seemed to increase the more they went on. How could they go on when catching pneumonia from the cold was the least of their worries? The weather and lack of food cut their travel time in half. More stops meant more time without food. They discovered space surrounded by a tree line of thick pines and split up in search for consumables.

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