I rode over a little ridge that silhouetted me against the sky. No, I was not careless; I had gotten somewhat bored and was trying to get a little act...on. A war party of Pawnees spotted me and came charging in my direction. There were nine warriors in the group, and they were armed with lances and bows. This was too early in the conflict for the Indians to have guns.I was always on the lookout for a defensive position; I never got too careless to be that sloppy. I knew that a place where the. He's the one that told me where to dispatch units to keep them from escaping and he led us straight here from the hospital. If he says Cruz is coming then I'm going to start loading every weapon that I can get my hands on."The Captain looked back and forth between Jonas and Clevis. His eyebrows steadily climbed toward his hairline until finely he spat, "Shit, shit, shit," before turning and stalking toward the SWAT van.Anna had received four stitches from the cut in her hairline and all of them. An even biggerone would be using their deadname, hence why I, well, didn't." Yep," I say. "As far as I'm concerned, my name has always been Ian,and I've always been a man, and Laura's name has always been Laura,and she's always been a woman." Totally," Laura says."Thanks, well, I- heh, I'm learning a lot!" Mac chuckles."In fairness, you've done alright so far," I say. "Well, aside fromthe odd slip of the tongue. Or twelve." Though I personally wouldn't consider that tights comment to be. Well, why didn't you call the police? They might have gone to her. I don't know. They wouldn't have. Maybe they would have. It's too late, now. I have to keep going. You thought she'd come back to you if you were the big hero who rescued her. Well, she won't. She won't come back to you at all. Dreaming about being with her isn't going to help anything. She's not yours anymore. I know. I know. It's true. I'm sorry, Anne. I'll concentrate more. I have to save you. Then I have to let you.