
He sat back, breath hitching as adrenaline ebbed. He shoved the loose ore back into the canvas torso, tied the sleeves shut, and threw a salt-stained tarp over the bundle to conceal the brass helmet.

He sat back, breath hitching as adrenaline ebbed. He shoved the loose ore back into the canvas torso, tied the sleeves shut, and threw a salt-stained tarp over the bundle to conceal the brass helmet.