"Then we'll kidnap you and kill anybody who tries to stop us. I was told your life is the only one I must protect." Haley looked at the deep, fresh cut in the rocky outcropping. "Who told you? Miss Pickenpaugh?" "No," Aaron said. "All of us are operating under the orders of a higher authority." "Even her?" "Her most of all." Haley had a hard time imagining anybody giving orders to Ethel. She seemed to do exactly as she pleased. "Go," Aaron said. "It's getting dark. We're almost out of time." "Why?" "Go!" Aaron gave Haley an abrupt shove.
