”I shook my head.“Ok, yeah. Bigger problems, more important stuff. Helen, when’s your meeting with the Elders?”Helen looked out the window and...noticed that the sun had gone down outside. She boggled at it, then checked the time on her phone.“Three hours. Damn, it gets dark quick here.”“Susan,” Julie said, turning back to her. “Honey, I couldn’t make out all the words everyone was saying back there, but I heard a name you don’t use in front of people, and from what else I got, this was the. "I know you're Kennedy." It's not like it's a secret," Kennedy told her."No, it's not. It was odd how fast people forget who was the target of the stalker." The others are getting ahead." And have as much chance of beating the two of us to camp as they have of flying to the moon this week. Please, walk with me."Kennedy followed the other, who was keeping the pace deliberately slow. "You did wrong just now." How do you mean? I didn't hurt her. I didn't hit her. I just dumped her on the ground.". .. yes, they’re firing on the Vultoqi but keeping their distance, ‘ she informed us.‘Are the Vultoqi showing signs of going after them?‘ I asked.‘No, John. The Orc beams are just a distraction and too distant to get through a Vultoqi’s shield.‘“Clara, drop a Null shell on the position the Orcs are firing against, if you please,” I ordered, getting a grin from her as she dropped a round into the tube after a quick adjustment.‘That worked, the Vultoqi are taking cover as an Orc beam just sliced. "After discussing the matter between all of us we decided to bury the gold in the stream next to a tree we marked with three crosses. I kept out enough gold nuggets to fill a small sack the girls cobbled together out of an old skirt. We decided to start after a good night's sleep.I was getting under the wagon on my bed of branches when Elizabeth grabbed my arm, "Come with me." She pulled me toward the back of the wagon.From inside the wagon I heard Claire call, "Elizabeth, are you coming to.