Chapter 6: Nine Springs

I'll admit I've got a soft spot for Dolores Salazar. She's in this chapter for about a minute — two guns, her father's dog, and three rules rattled off before Elias has his boots on — and she's the only person in that canyon who knows what she's doing. Her little brother is told to stay behind and keep the fire, and he does. Nobody thanks her. Nobody has to.
Then there's the tile. He can't say why he pocketed it, and I can't either. If you've got a read on it, I'd like to hear it.
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