Recent signs

Deeper inland, they found a makeshift campsite: tarps strung between trees, forming crude shelters that were poorly built. A stone fire pit glowed faintly with warm ashes, a sign of recent use. Scattered food wrappers and ration packs littered the ground, too fresh to be old. Sarah’s chest tightened, her instincts flaring. Someone had been here, and recently. Who were they, and were they still nearby, watching from the shadows?
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