74. The Blind Ravine

There is heavy weather somewhere in a distance. Lightning flashes and thunder sounds regularly and it seems as if it is approaching them because it starts drizzling that makes everything wet and slippery. Eldrich grinds his teeth. The pain is unbearable. He peeps at his skewed boot on the other side as he hangs over Jonathan’s shoulders. Then he peeps forward and sees how this strong man carries him sheep-like all along a footpath. Behind them follows Captain Haasbroek with Donavan covering their backs. He carried Eldrich first and is now gaining strength for his next shift. They must keep moving because they know for sure the mercenaries are hunting them. The drizzle changes into a strong downpour like buckets of water falling from the sky. In his soul, Eldrich is thankful because he is getting hope that the rain will wipe out their footprints for a while. That will hinder the hunters because it will take some time to find the footprints again. They are descending along a decline to