Tales of the Forgotten by W. J. Lundy

Author:W. J. Lundy
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Phalanx Press
Published: 2013-05-08T07:00:00+00:00

11.

Sean was already up and messing with the fire when Brad awoke. He’d opened two cans of the Afghan slop and had it simmering in a pot. The stench had already begun to fill the cavern. Sean looked over as he noticed Brad stirring in his bedroll.

“Good morning, sunshine. I found some tea and there’s hot water if you want some. It’s almost 4 a.m. and I want to get moving soon if you can manage to get your ass up,” he said half-jokingly.

“I’m up, I’m up. Hell, how could anyone sleep through the smell of that shit?” Brad retorted.

Sean put on his vest and lifted his rifle. He walked to the tunnel entrance and indicated he was going to relieve Brooks for breakfast, and that Brad should do the same with Hasan when he was ready. Brad took a long drink off of his water bottle, then walked to the kettle on the bench and filled it with the Afghan tea. He found the tea bitter but acceptable, especially with no other source of caffeine nearby. Brooks crawled through the opening of the cavern just as he was getting himself a bowl of the slop. “So any change on our neighbors?” Brad asked.

“Nope, no movement at all. I didn’t see them slip away during the night, so they must be dug in and hiding good.”

“Yeah, I guess for them to have survived this long alone, they would have to be good at hiding,” Brad said. “That guy is good with his steel also; I watched him remove those primals’ heads with one swing.”

“Well let’s hope he’s friendly, I’d hate to have to put him down,” Brooks said, filling a bowl full of the slop.

Brad finished his breakfast and crawled back through the tunnel opening and into the house. He gave Hasan a pat on the back to let him know he was relieved, then took a seat in the corner. He saw Sean sitting in the window silently observing the ruins of the village. He looked at his watch and figured they still had maybe thirty minutes till dawn.

“I got movement,” Sean whispered.

Brad got to his feet and took a spot just over Sean’s shoulder and lifted his binos.

In the area where the group had disappeared, they could see the flickering glow of a fire and a small trail of smoke going into the sky. “Must be meal time,” Sean whispered.

There was very little sign of movement other than the smoke. They watched as suddenly the male figure broke cover and climbed out of the ruin. He stood silently looking for danger. They could tell by his movement that he had experience in the wild. He appeared comfortable as he began to move toward the river with the large, empty water bladders.

The sun was starting to break the horizon and they could easily observe the man now without the aid of night vision. He disappeared from their view as he dropped down to the river, but was back within a few minutes.

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