Sixes Wild: Manifest Destiny
“Holding steady for a moment, I duck next to the one of the beams. What in tarnation am I doing? Charging into Hayes’ mine runs contrary to my attachment to continued living. Granted, I’m keen to keep him around for a tussle and a tumble, but that’s no reason to risk my fluffy tail. I control my breathing. I hope no one can hear my hammering heart. I’m going to have to move fast. My gun’s in my paw. I turn the corner.Nobody there.Don’t these men have a whit of sense? Who the hell doesn’t leave a... guard at the only entrance? Unless this ain’t the only one...I walk into the dark. My fur cools in an instant, fluffing out. Air’s moist in here. Chilled too. I make my way down the uneven wood steps, walking slow and atop the supports so as not to let it creak. A derelict track runs beside me. Once on the floor of the mine, I pick up speed ‘til I’m dang near bounding outta my boots. That feeling I had walking by those ore wagons, but it’s brought its five twin sisters. My ears go up.MoreLess
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