Hell's Fortress
“It was late on the first full day west of Cedar City. Shallow, briny ponds glittered across the flats, a sight that was unusual for this late in the year. The wind had been moaning over the desert most of the day, but had recently died, leaving an eerie quiet, disturbed only by the muffled steps of the horses. The sun glared overhead and the salt left lips chapped. Nobody talked.
The rumbling sounded at first like the roll of distant thunder, but the sky was clear and still. The ground shoo...k. The horses pranced and snorted.
Grover had been half-dozing in the saddle and the first buck of his horse nearly sent him flying to the ground. He fought to control the animal. “What the devil?”
Eliza ignored him, looking skyward.
Three fighter planes roared overhead. Racing along a few thousand feet above the ground, they kept in formation as they approached the next range, then split as they climbed to clear the mountains.MoreLess
The rumbling sounded at first like the roll of distant thunder, but the sky was clear and still. The ground shoo...k. The horses pranced and snorted.
Grover had been half-dozing in the saddle and the first buck of his horse nearly sent him flying to the ground. He fought to control the animal. “What the devil?”
Eliza ignored him, looking skyward.
Three fighter planes roared overhead. Racing along a few thousand feet above the ground, they kept in formation as they approached the next range, then split as they climbed to clear the mountains.MoreLess
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