Chapters 10-13 Summary

Chapter 10: Sean wakes Mariana when he hears Machado's people coming up the trail. Sean tells Mariana to hide and if they are found to ride to Los Angeles to Pio Pico. Pico, hopefully, will be able to protect her.

Sean rides to the edge of a clearing and sees a group of nine or ten men down in the canyon. Montero is nowhere to be seen, but Sean has faith that Montero knows what to do in this type of situation.

Machado's party comes close and Sean speaks to them from the darkness. Sean tells them to turn around. Wooston challenges Sean. Machado asks about Mariana. Sean says Mariana has made her decision. Machado laughs at Sean.

Montero and Mariana make noise and Machado's men believe that there may be more people than they thought. There were also the sounds of...