FOREST the small fire had only affected him in small ways, but still enough that Daniel needed to calm himself during the walk back on the narrow dirt path. it was quiet without the snaps of the fire and very little light filtered through the low clouds. he didn't want to use a flashlight so close to the edge of the woods for fear of being spotted. so, it was impossible to see the small coil of 18 gauge copper wire that he inadvertently dropped into a clump of weeds. "shit", with the 't' slowly trailing off and punctuated by a grunt.