Chapter 49
Abigail had been cleaned and fed with two baby globes and was now safely strapped to Spiker’s back. The lift had descended past fifty or more floors before one of them felt like speaking.
Smitty said “I’ve been thinking.” His eyes flicked from Tavia to Spiker and back. ”About what we do when the doors open.” He gave another pause but there was still no response. “They could be waiting for us. We don’t know.” Yet another pause, shorter this time. “We charge. Flat out. If anyone gets in the way we bash straight into them and just keep going. Through the jungle, over the bridge, into the streets.” Still no response from the others. “I go first, Tavia second, Spiker last.”
That bought a response. Tavia immediately said “Why him at the back? Must be the safest place.”
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