David waved him back. 'Stay where I can see you.' Halley stopped and Nick glanced up, amused. 'What the hell you hope to achieve has me flummoxed, but whatever it is won't work. I thought last night it might be tit for tat, Leonora or Matthew for your mother, but then I realised you don't have the imagination for that.'
'You've got me there. Menacing women and children isn't my style.' David stepped around the tree. 'By all means pack everything away. You won't get any more use out of it, but we don't want to leave any litter, do we?' He waggled the gun. 'You first.' Nick put his gear into the trunk. 'Now you.' Halley stepped up to the boot.