The Silent Frontier
“Instead he spent much time carefully setting out the camp site. The arrangement soon attracted Sir Percival’s attention. ‘If I did not know better,’ he said, walking the perimeter of the cleared area and beyond, ‘I would say that you are establishing lines of fire around our bivouac.’ Lachlan ceased striding through the scrub to stop and retrieve his pipe. ‘Just normal precautions in this country,’ he said, tamping down a plug of tobacco with his thumb. ‘There is always the danger of some hosti...le tribesmen launching an attack on the unwary.’ Sir Percival accepted Lachlan’s explanation. After all, the man had once been a soldier in the famed Forest Rangers.
That evening dinner was prepared and eaten in relative silence. Amanda was less weary from travelling that hot day and appeared to be acclimatising to the rigours of the journey.
When she and Sir Percival retired to their tent for the night, Lachlan and Matthew rostered themselves on guard duty.MoreLess
That evening dinner was prepared and eaten in relative silence. Amanda was less weary from travelling that hot day and appeared to be acclimatising to the rigours of the journey.
When she and Sir Percival retired to their tent for the night, Lachlan and Matthew rostered themselves on guard duty.MoreLess
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