Chapter 63: First Target

Night crept in by degrees. Military trucks rumbled by, kicking up dust as they rolled into the darkness. Not far from the road, a bush shivered.  Daniel's head popped out. He scanned left, then right, then fixed on a distant scatter of pinpricks of light. "Well?" Behind him, Adriel patted his shoulder. "You spot the Blue Army camp yet?" Daniel ducked back into the brush and grinned. "You think something this small can stump me?" Adriel rubbed his hands, excitement flickering in his eyes....