These guys were clearly trouble, but before doing anything rash, they needed to figure out exactly who these people were and why they'd shown up here in the

first place.

One of the men, clearly rattled, was already waving his shotgun at them. "Who the hell are you?!"

"Hey! Over here! There's someone down here!"

He shouted up the hill to his buddies.

A group of men, seeing the look on his face and realizing he wasn't kidding, scrambled down the muddy slope.

When they spotted Tarquin and the others, they all froze in shock-then immediately raised their rifles, aiming at the family.

Baby, never having experienced anything like this before, burst into tears on the spot.

She clung to Elysia, burying her face in her mother's chest. "Mommy, I'm scared... I'm scared..."

Elysia hugged her daughter tightly, her own heart pounding in her chest. "Shh, it's okay. It's okay. Don't be scared."

Tarquin stepped in front, shielding Elysia and the kids behind him.

The man in charge barked, "Alright, talk. What the hell are you doing here?"

"Summer vacation. Just took the

man narrowed his eyes. "You brought kids out here? Into the middle

"Yeah. They love exploring."

snorted. "There are a million safer places to take

"Not really.

their group seven people, kids and women, clearly a family. After a moment, he relaxed a bit,

throat and snapped, “Alright, up the

keeping his cool.

whole family trudged ahead, with the armed men in camo

This is better than bagging

must really love us, huh? Just what we needed, right

though no way she's a mom, looks barely twenty. Fresh as a

he suddenly shrieked and went sprawling to

fall, he managed to knock down the guys in front, behind, and

a rock; another got his cheek scratched

wrong with you?! That

and wide-eyed, stammered, "Swear to God, I saw a snake! It was about to go for my eyes, tongue flicking out and everything.

rolled

nuts? It's broad daylight-what snake?

looking for trouble, man! You got

"Save it. Get your asses up

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