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As if to prove hiap, ripping the tarp free, and they were again covered in a vortex of spinning sand that tried to invade every inch of space available, and then space that wasn't

"Grab that!"

"I've got it!" Kenn rushed to the loudly flapping tarp and hauled it down, securing it better as he fought against the wind trying to pull it out of his grasp

The Marine had a huge grin on his face, Adrian could alhtfully Was he ready? Only one way to find out

The leader looked around, sawalertly, trucks holding against the wind Rigs, seven of them, full of his sheep and protected, but still vulnerable because they had no one on duty in the rear, where the sand was hitting them the hardest

Anyone could sneak up on the the wake of the storm and they wouldn't know until it was too late There was alees they'd been picking up were a warning Adrian wouldn't ignore The Slavers liked to hit during bad weather, and they were only two hundred h Sooner or later, Safe Haven would attract their attention, ht back from Cheyenne Mountain had indeed been worse than the other places, and they'd been keeping a weekly watch on the big group

Adrian waved a handful of Eagles off to start the bathroo only two campers, but there was no other solution in this wind and it had been his experience that sand storh

He looked at Kenn, seeing the excite off him in waves, and he waved a hand They'd find out now if he was ready for leadership "Eagle Two has point I'll be around"

Adrian stepped out into the stor his arrin had widened It was official to him now He was second in co, ju care of his flock as debris sla He didn't hurry the stops, understanding people needed hi either They had to learn to stand on their own