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?"

Just took the kids out for a

eyes. "You brought kids

"Yeah. They love exploring."

a million safer places to take your kids. Do you even

really. We

group seven people, kids and women, clearly a family. After a moment, he relaxed a bit, lowering his gun just

lingered on Elysia, running up and down her figure. He cleared his throat and snapped, “Alright, up the hill. You're coming with us. Try anything funny

of cold anger flickered in Tarquin's eyes, but he swallowed it down, keeping his cool.

family trudged ahead, with the armed

what a haul today! This is better than bagging a grizzly,"

what we

though no way she's a

man was mid-laugh when he suddenly

down the guys

banged his head on a rock; another

wrong with you?! That hurt

stammered, "Swear to God, I saw a snake! It was about to go for my eyes, tongue

others rolled

It's broad daylight-what snake? I didn't

trouble, man! You got

off, irritated. "Save it. Get your asses up and keep

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