The pulsing drone of locusts smothered even the sound of their own breathing as they picked their way through the trees and underbrush, hugging the edge of the tobacco field.

Sheriff C.R. Moultrie had seen more than a few bank robberies in his time, but never one quite like what he saw that afternoon at the First Bank of Bracton. The front door creaked in the breeze as it swung by a single hinge,

Sheriff C.R. Moultrie had seen more than a few bank robberies in his time, but never one quite like what he saw that afternoon at the First Bank of Bracton. The front door creaked in the breeze as it swung by a single hinge,

He still had time. The assembly would not convene for some hours yet, Ethan reassured himself. Master had given him ample time to complete all of his tasks. “He always does,” Ethan remarked, to himself and no one but the passing countryside.