10-25-2015, 02:33 PM
Eli didn't rise to Sierra's bait despite the stirring in his gut to defend what he'd meant. Irina's question dispelled the urge anyway. Should he answer truthfully? That he was seeking a sign from the river to explain dead americans on the bank and answer to a mystery that spanned the globe? Tempting, but what advantage would there be in sharing the secret with Irina? Maybe something in between the full truth and obscurity.
"I was camping and hiking up the river,"
he said, tone flat and without explanation. He did pat the bag at his feet to indicate the purpose of the large pack. "A while back I heard a story from a local farmer about a legendary river guardian that haunted the waters. Ghosts and such are fascinating to me. I hoped to find and coax it out."
A gleam in his eyes suggested the seriousness of the claim. "Ever hear of anything like that?"
"I was camping and hiking up the river,"
he said, tone flat and without explanation. He did pat the bag at his feet to indicate the purpose of the large pack. "A while back I heard a story from a local farmer about a legendary river guardian that haunted the waters. Ghosts and such are fascinating to me. I hoped to find and coax it out."
A gleam in his eyes suggested the seriousness of the claim. "Ever hear of anything like that?"