. the shirtlless man wasn't a complete stranger - the group had met him theday before . he and the woman he was with had been part of thsmaller-than-uasual cluster of hikers that reached the canyon floor during the apogee of the previous day's vicious heat .
thenew couple had exchanged brief pleasantries with some of the other campers before splitting off and piching a tent in the campsite nearest the cabins . they didn't have cabin beds reserved and had chosen not to claim any of the bunks left vacant from no-show caused by the heat wave .
the woman of the pair was friendly , even vivacious . she didn't seem de[leted at all by thhe decent in the unforgiving heat . but the man she was with - the shirtless man - herded her away to seek shade , and he had chosen to keep to himself since arriving .
he seemed to want to be left alone .
the grand canyon could be a good place for that .
the shirtless man lifted his left hand in a sheepish , half hearted greeting as he shuffled up to the group in the predawn , stopping a few feet outsite their permeter . light from a solitary lantern washed across hos torso ." hey ," he said " morin ."
he had the group's attention . his voice had a pleasant timbre and soft edges .the men were focusing on him because he was a half nake intruder walking into their midst from the darkness . the women were focusing , well , because of his chest and his shoulders . and those abs .
the . uh , girl i was with yesterday ? remember her ? wemet .... right ? when we got down here ? we talked to some of you ? you guys seen her ...around ?"
the visitor's facial features were vaguely asian . his dark hair was mussed and the lid of his left eye was dusted with pebbles of matter . he hadn't shaved for a few days , a fat sleep crease crossed one cheek like a scar from a knife fight ,
thenew couple had exchanged brief pleasantries with some of the other campers before splitting off and piching a tent in the campsite nearest the cabins . they didn't have cabin beds reserved and had chosen not to claim any of the bunks left vacant from no-show caused by the heat wave .
the woman of the pair was friendly , even vivacious . she didn't seem de[leted at all by thhe decent in the unforgiving heat . but the man she was with - the shirtless man - herded her away to seek shade , and he had chosen to keep to himself since arriving .
he seemed to want to be left alone .
the grand canyon could be a good place for that .
the shirtless man lifted his left hand in a sheepish , half hearted greeting as he shuffled up to the group in the predawn , stopping a few feet outsite their permeter . light from a solitary lantern washed across hos torso ." hey ," he said " morin ."
he had the group's attention . his voice had a pleasant timbre and soft edges .the men were focusing on him because he was a half nake intruder walking into their midst from the darkness . the women were focusing , well , because of his chest and his shoulders . and those abs .
the . uh , girl i was with yesterday ? remember her ? wemet .... right ? when we got down here ? we talked to some of you ? you guys seen her ...around ?"
the visitor's facial features were vaguely asian . his dark hair was mussed and the lid of his left eye was dusted with pebbles of matter . he hadn't shaved for a few days , a fat sleep crease crossed one cheek like a scar from a knife fight ,
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