Unfortunately, it wasn’t as if Jace and I could lead an army to go rescue the community at Los Alamos from their own private dictator. We had our own problems to deal with, and at the moment, those seemed far more pressing.
Thinking it might be better to change the subject, I asked, “Has anyone except Jace come to see you?”
Julia shook her head. “There was some more stuff outside my door this morning — more toiletries and clothes, but I don’t know who dropped it off. And then Jace came by a little before nine to bring me some breakfast, but that’s all.”
So maybe Miles really didn’t know she was here. Or didn’t care.
“I thought I’d better sit tight until you came by,” she continued. “Jace obviously had pressing business to take care of, and I didn’t know if it was kosher for me to be wa
