Pip launches into the air the moment Didi clears the exit.
"I'll check ahead," he says, so loudly Jackus could have heard him from about a two kilom radius. She just waves at the bird, grateful he's willing enough to come along without further argument.
The gunslinger is a continual surprise, and she finds herself glancing back over her shoulder to check on him as she moves through the paths in the trash. She needs to resist thinking of him as a person, but it's difficult when he acts so human.
There might come a time she has to sacrifice him for Dad. Personal feelings for him will not be permitted.
She stops at last and turns to him, waiting for him to catch up. It's obvious he's been keeping his distance, his long legs easily outdistancing her a pace as he strides past her before slo
