“Perhaps not,” Tanyo said after a pause. He stacked firewood in the pit and used a flint to start a fire. “We don’t have much choice.”
The group gathered on benches around the fire pit.
Taffman leaned toward Satrain. “Can you tell me more about this place?”
Satrain gazed at the paintings and said, “Our ancestors worshiped here and possibly plotted a way off this world. My father used to say the people were drawn to the highest point in the land so they could be rescued after praying for another chariot to arrive and ferry them home.” He nodded toward an image of the stars. “We really don’t know. It has become an important place for the leaders of the resistance since it is so difficult to reach.”
“You really think Dehias can’t reach us here?”
He shrugged. “If he can, nothing that foll
