Chapter 34
Karl stood beside Loretta, watching the village drop beneath them. The airship's circling angle of departure would be clearly visible from Rullin's cell.
"I wish you'd told me Bill would actually leave," Karl said. "I never would have said anything."
"And why is that, Karl?" she said. "As far as I can tell, you're still very much out of your element up here."
"I am, but—"
"But nothing. I know these people and how they think. The whole village has to believe it. What if one of them is reporting back to whoever's behind it all? This is the best chance we have of finding out who's pulling Rullin's strings. And you're the one who had the best idea of all."
He groaned. "Don't remind me. That might have been the worst idea I ever had. Nobody might be pulling his strings."
"If n
