A Lust for Lead
“The sun was high and the water that he had spilled from the pump when drawing for his bath had already dried out, leaving the ground as parched there as anywhere else. Covenant was a dead town and there were no birds to lend it a voice, not even a scavenger like a crow or a buzzard, and the sound of Shane’s boots as they crunched on the dry earth seemed magnified as he walked towards the gap he had made in the fence. He was just nearing it when he heard footsteps approaching from down the alley... that led onto West Street. There was not enough time for him to duck through the fence and so he stayed his ground, reasoning that if the invigilators had found him it was better to go quietly than risk getting shot by running away. As it was, the footsteps did not belong to any invigilators; they belonged to Madison, Whisperer and Chastity. ‘Bathhouse is popular this afternoon.’ Shane said, tipping his hat to the lady. She gave him a smile in return. Whisperer frowned at him. ‘Should you be here alone?’ He was stood too close to the hole in the fence for Whisperer not to put two and two together and Shane didn’t see the point in trying to play the innocent.MoreLess
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