I sighed heavily. “That does go back to the villagers, doesn’t it? Their survival is going to matter the most to them.”
Aaran nodded. “But it also matters to the people who make their living with them.” He looked over at Boone. “I think we need to add Moira and Vera to the list.”
Ivan quickly wrote their names next to Wilamena and Bennett, and then, as if we had used up all the fuel the fast food had given us, the flow of ideas just stopped.
We all sat around for a few minutes more, but eventually, Beattie and Aaran excused themselves, and the crowd slowly dispersed. When it was just me and Boone left, I said, “Maybe we’ll get more clarity when Moira and Vera come tomorrow.”
He nodded and gave me a weak smile. “Night, Poe,” he said as he laid a pillow on the couch and spread out a blan
