Overture Downs momentum for the sake of momentum

In his continued silence, he watched with baited breath as they moved leisurely. It was hard to say for certain what the total head count was, but he thought to have seen no more than ten. He felt safe in saying that there were more than five, but beyond that his guesswork was sketchy and truthfully, they were witnessing the tail end of the herd to begin with.

He let out a breath noisily; his mind trying to work out some working plan that they could have followed on the run. Quietly, he ventured forward in their wake to follow. The others he expected would do the same at this point, as was the purpose of their little unit. Try as he may to see past the herd that melded in with the wood, Mordecai did not spy the buck that was at the head of his so-called harem.

"Think they'll move out of the woods soon?" he said in hushed tones, casting a careful and swift glance back to his companions.