He doubted his ruse with the bushes would buy him much time, but perhaps it had somewhat worked if she hadn’t immediately chased him down. She obviously knew these woods well enough to get around; her surety in chasing him down had proven that. Home turf (or near enough) advantage was not something she needed, but she had it any way. Granger was resourceful, surprisingly tough, deeply clever, and had lived on the run for close to a year while keeping two idiots alive.