Chapter Four
It was a long night. Jas had insisted that Sayen rest and not keep watch. She slept head to toe with Makey in his bed. The minister took the other bed, but slept fitfully. When she did sleep, she snored and kept everyone awake.
Carl made Jas sleep again while he took the first watch. She curled up on the blankets on the floor. The underworlders’ house was quiet. They seemed to have given up on dealing with them for the moment. He wondered if they were waiting on something—a new supply of weapons to arrive, for instance—or if they were arguing among themselves about what to do next. There had only been a few supporters down in the basement with the wannabe leader. He didn’t seem a very likable bloke. He doubted that all of the others were behind him. There were probably quite
