“And what’s that?” she asked.
“I want you to be my eyes and ears in the city.”
“You want me to spy on people for you?” she asked in disbelief.
“No, not people. Ordinary mortals are of little concern. It’s the immortals I want information on. I want to know about any activity in the city. Oh, I keep forgetting zombies aren’t immortal, but I guess there wouldn’t be too many of them in the city,” I laughed.
“There’s a nest, sixty kilometres east of here,” Kiana blurted out.
“Zombies?” I asked.
“Yes.”
“That’s interesting to know.” I smiled. “I haven’t come across any real zombies yet.”
“So what exactly would my job involve?”
“I don’t want you going out of your way to gather information. Nothing that will draw attention to yourself, but you or your family are bound to hear things, even
