By her calculations, it would take around two months to get from Le Roy to Kenna’s Crossing. Yuuki and Ken could make it in one and a half, but with people walking and children needing constant help—and the need to look for supplies now and then—their pace was slow. She found herself increasingly impatient to get home.
They avoided major cities like St. Louis and Indianapolis this time around, instead choosing to go north of them.
Somewhere in Illinois, they hit a roadblock. Despite seeing U.S. military graffiti everywhere, it seemed this part of the former country was now under Canadian control. There were people all over the place, camping just outside the border, conceivably waiting to be allowed in. Ken skipped the line and rode up to the highest ranking official she could see. The o
