Chapter 17Several hours later found them korons from the waterfall, yet both were wishing they were still in the water. The air temperature was steaming, and they had only memories of their swim to keep them cool now.
"Well, what do you know?" Uri said at last, lifting his wrist for her to observe the signal that had suddenly popped up. "Now my people can get a fix on us and send out a rescue team. They should be able to track us down in no time."
"That"s good," Casina said, her tone sounding weary and, for some odd reason, sad. "Then you can return to your wife and kids and leave me the heck alone."
Uri jerked around at this, shock being far too mild a word at this point for what he had just heard. He stared at her in surprise, waiting for an explanation.
She met his gaze without flin
