Without Law by Eric Vall

Author:Eric Vall [Vall, Eric]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-03-22T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Rolly and I were up early again the next morning. We met around the fire to talk before the girls woke up.

“I assume you noticed the fire yesterday,” I started.

“Yup, it was hard to miss,” the old man replied.

“Could be nothing, but until we know for sure we should be on guard,” I said.

“Think it is more of the thugs that were here when you arrived?” he asked.

“Either them or another group like them. When things go to shit people like them tend to rise up to take advantage of the chaos,” I said somberly.

“What can I do to prepare?” Rolly asked as he stared at the embers of last night’s fire.

“Well, barricading the dorm building was a good start and, unless someone wants to sneak through the woods, we will see anyone coming,” I said.

“You think we should start making traps or something?” he asked.

I cracked a smile but shook my head. “You any good with a gun?”

“Might not be taking the wings off a fly but I can hit large enough targets,” he said with a shrug while he shoved his hands into his pockets.

“Good, if I can find some more of them I want you to help me teach the girls how to use them. Until then I think I am going to make sure the ladies know how to defend themselves with knives and those spears they carry.”

“Think that’ll be enough, chief?” Rolly said as he pulled out a toothpick and stuck it between his teeth.

“I think at the moment we don’t really have a choice, but I don’t want to wait for the trouble to come to us. How is it going with the vehicles? Once we get at least the motorcycle running I want to take a small trip and scout out the fire.”

“Still trying to figure out if anything other than age is the matter with the jeep. Motorcycle needs a part though. It runs, obviously, but not sure how reliable it is. Would barely trust it for a trip up the hill. You think going out scouting alone is safe?” he asked.

“It’s not a perfect plan, but I have had experience in hostile situations in enemy territory and have a better chance than anyone else,” I replied.

“True, just make sure you come back,” he said.

“I will, but do you think the bike I left in town might have the part we need to get this one patched up?” I asked

“Probably, yeah.”

“Good, I needed to go to town anyway. I want to see if I can find any more guns and a decent change of clothes. I’ll check our list before I head out and see if I should keep an eye out for anything else while I am there,” I said as I looked past the parking lot at the outline of the town.

“Well, the town hasn’t been picked clean yet. I bet you can pick up something you didn’t even know you needed,” the gray haired handyman said with a chuckle.

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