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Tflew by, and within a couple of days, a helicopter dispatched by Abner's people was buzzing over Fishing Village. The

villagers, who had only seen such marvels on TV, swarmed excitedly around the landing site.

Three choppers in all had arrived, and the leader began showing around a picture of Abner, asking if anyone had seen him. It

wasn't long before the trail led to Tobias.

Tobias' eyes sparkled with recognition. "That's Abner, my brother from another mother! He's at my place. Con, I'll show you!"

He led the way, cheeks flushed with excitement. Helicopters! Three of them! Just like in the movies! Who on earth was Abner, to

arrive in such style?

A group of about eight men followed Tobias to his home, and their brows furrowed at the modest living conditions. Abner emerged

to a chorus of concern.

"Boss, you alright?"

"Mr. Abner, you had us worried sick."

"We've got the traitor locked up, just waiting for you to give the word."

Their genuine worry for Abner was palpable. After a quick check to confirm he was unharmed, they were ready to leave.

Abner was set to depart immediately but paused when Tobias asked, "Handsome, are you going to leave?"

to the nearest

men took off

"I'll stick around a couple more

knew deep down that Abner belonged

to the

to settle in for their stay.

The harvest had been meager, and his dad hadn't brought much fish hfrom his last trip

to return

but hadn't returned by

usually back by now.

the yard, "Hey guys, any of you got a cell? I need to call

his phone. Tobias dialed Jackson's number, but there was no

Tobias grabbed a flashlight and was about to head out when Abner, seeing

join the search.

was silent at night, and the search party combed the road

avail.

sat down on the ground,

deploy his helicopters in the search, but even after three hours, there was no sign of

Abner headed to the Temple family

Temple's vegetable garden, memorial papers lay scattered, dampened by the morning mist

day, not far

in the yard, Abner heard the mournful sound of a bugle playing in the distance

body for any clues, but the wake was crowded with family

outsiders to

had lost two residents