Theresa drove up with our ambulance, and Snake had to move the SUV out of the way so she could turn around in the clearing just ahead. Kushiel was moved first on a backboard, he'd taken a round to the stomach and I could see a clamp sticking out of his stomach, Meghan having opened the wound to clamp the artery that had been clipped. "Go," Terrance said. "Areil isn't bad, he took a round through the thigh and it struck his femur. We'll carry him back."

As soon as Meghan closed the doors, they were off. Snake came to stand next to me, giving me a hug. "Take the...