“Where the river runs red” (chap7)

Bob wanders the redwoods. In the distance he can hear the cries of animals deeper in the woods. Bob is on edge. The redwoods aren’t known for their nice wild animals. Not to mention that the redwoods are the middle of loyalist lands. BANG! Bob freezes as a bullet wizzes past. Instinctively he reaches for his gun but it’s too late. A raptor and his rider charges out from the bushes and BANG! Another bullet. There is no time to run. Bob tries to hide in the nearby bushes but it’s too late. BANG! Bob falls as a pain shoots up his leg. He has been shot. As the word around him fades away he watches as the raptor turns around... and runs away...