Chapter 167: An Unintended Act Bears Fruit

Not far off, a small group drifted in at an easy pace. At their head walked a young man, mid-twenties at most, his white clothes stood out starkly in the dusty light. Even from a distance, Elijah Quinny had spotted them coming. The young man closed the gap quickly, looked Elijah up and down, and boomed, "Buddy, we owe you one. You just bought us precious time!" Elijah gave him a glance, said nothing, and instead studied the men on the ground. Several lay there, barely clinging to life. His mood...