Bab 186: Chapter 187

Dante studied the map of Gillespie and Kendall counties that Ric had enlarged the night before, throwing in the edge of Blanco County for good measure. They had blocked out the dense population centers, concentrating on open ranch spaces and the outskirts of the few towns. Then Dante had marked the open areas into sectors, and this morning, he and Ric were doing their best to prioritize them.

"This won't be that easy," he warned. "I don't think I've really taken a good look at the total geography of this area before. Crap, Ric. This state is a feeding trough for the beast. There are ten million places for it to hide and hunt."

Garth snorted. "Texas is the second largest state in area. Almost two hundred and seventy square miles. That means lots of wide open acreage. Or, as we used to say in poker, aces and spaces. So yeah, a playhouse and feeding ground for the Chupacabra."