Chapter Nineteen
Questions
On the other side of the fire, Paas sat up, crossed her legs, and rested her arms on her knees. “You think your name’s Aggee? It’s probably similar, which is why it rings a bell.” She shrugged. “Fine by me. I have to call you something. Might as well call you Aggee until you say differently.”
thinkAggee watched as the woman turned the spear over the fire, to allow the meat to cook on the other side. Paas had removed the glowing necklace and set it to one side, and it lit up the area like a tiny lantern.
“How long will that thing keep shining?”
“Usually a day’s worth.”
“What’s in it?”
“Some kind of solar powered piece of metal. I’m not real knowledgeable about it. My ancestors found quite a few of them in the ruins many, many years ago.”
“Ruins?”
“Yeah. W
