“Glad I could make your job easier.” Jack tried to smile, but his face was a numb plaster mask. The medic daubed something on his face and ears.
Another soldier appeared and spoke to Stoltenberg in Norwegian while pointing off into the distance.
The big captain nodded. “It is time for us to go. The Russians probably won’t search this far from the crash site, but there is no point in pushing our luck with their helicopters flying about.” He took the balaclava the medic handed to him and gently pulled it over Jack’s head. “You’ve done enough. Just lay back, relax, and enjoy the ride.”
With the help of the medic and the soldier who had been pulling the sled, Jack gratefully crawled into the sleeping bag, which Stoltenberg zipped up. After patting Jack on the shoulder, he quietly gave a command in Norwegian, and the team began the trek to safety.
Laying on his back, listening to the rhythmic swish of the team’s skis through the snow, Jack imagined he could see menacing shapes in the dark clouds above him. He closed his eyes, shutting out the phantoms before falling into a deep, dreamless sleep.
REAPING THE HARVEST
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Born in 1963, Michael Hicks grew up in the age of the Apollo program and spent his youth glued to the television watching the original Star Trek series and other science fiction movies, which continues to be a source of entertainment and inspiration. Having spent the majority of his life as a voracious reader, he has been heavily influenced by writers ranging from Robert Heinlein to Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven, and David Weber to S.M. Stirling. Living in Florida with his beautiful wife, two wonderful stepsons and two mischievous Siberian cats, he’s now living his dream of writing novels full-time.