Scuffles broke out as some people were trying to leave again, arguing all of Chevakia was dead and there wasn’t going to be a train, but the platform was too full and no one knew where to go.
Still the people came. The old and the very young, in a sad, stinking heap of humanity that soon spilled out the station onto the adjacent square.
Ruko had to fight for the bench they had secured for Tandor. He was well enough to stand up, but couldn’t do so, or they would lose their seat.
Dara surprised Loriane by bartering some of their saltmeat for a blanket from a group of young men who seemed to be travelling together. When she spread the blanket over Tandor, the Knighthood crest in the corner was clearly visible.
Myra helped where she could. She caught a baby as it slid from the distressed m
