Sandra made sure all the wagons were loaded equally with the supplies, and they
started the journey, one squad was assigned to each wagon, then one squad
walking in front of the procession acting as scouts, and the last one guarding
the rear. Micheal and Sandra rode their horses independently, with the hounds
and young wolf following Sandras commands trailing behind her. The first few miles were difficult, as they had to clear trees and vegetation for the wagons to fit through, but they eventually made it to Interstate. Travel then was much easier, but they only
made about twenty miles when the sun was starting to set. Each squad was
assigned two hours of sentry duty, making sure they all had adequate rest. They
also rotated duties driving the wagons to allow breaks from their walking. Michael traveled in front with the Scout team, him and the Stud he now called Killer, had settled into a better relationship, Killer rarely bucked, kicked or
bit anyone unless they irritated him. Helen Squad Leader of the Scout group.
Managed to shoot a couple of deer when a small herd crossed in front of them,
hitting two with one shot, Micheal rode out front and guarded them until the
wagons caught up. Wolves had been spotted numerous times on both sides of road,
and he knew they were following them as they progressed. They halted and started processing the deer,
Sandra rode forward and suggested they only take the rear quarters and leave
the rest for the wolves. Michael just grunted at her suggestion, she laughed and
said, well you owe them. And they will be less likely to attack if they are fed.
Michael thought about how large the pack
was and ordered the front and rear teams to shoot any large game that came into
sight, he could not argue with her logic, and maybe if they were fed enough, they would stop following. They made good time and managed to make it to the
overpass where Michael had camped before. His soldiers had managed to take down
two more deer along the way which they left for the wolves many miles back. But
this time they made fires and had a hot meal. The next day Helen made an
incredible shot that brought down an Elk, again they only took the rear quarters,
it was more meat than they could use before it spoiled. Finally on the fourth
day they made it to the colony. Mathew, Jhon and the rest of the residents greeted them excitedly. They unloaded the wagons and almost all the stuff they had requested was sorted and distributed. Sandra had also had brought a few cases of metal cups, plates, knives, forks and cooking pots. She was very popular with the ladies of the Colony.