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“I should have done something.” Trina’s voice flew away on the wind as Ono’s walker charged over the rolling strand-hills of the Gridlands. Not that it mattered much, since she had spoken those same words at least four times before.
“Nothing to do.” He could reply now that the walker’s avoidance systems weren’t jerking them back and forth at every moment. Following Fesso’s Children while staying clear of any malicious strand had been taxing, but in the last few moments the network seemed to have cleared out, like some big commotion was happening elsewhere. “Evie did well making them think she was alone. If they had seen us, the gambit would have been up.”
“She’s trapped in there. If they find her…”
“She chose her fate.”
“And now we’ll have two children to rescue, while dealing with
