At a little past three in the morning, on the open highway.
Victor, groggy from a nap, cracked an eye open and scanned the darkness outside the car. "Where are we?"
"We've been out of Montgomery for a while," Julian replied, stifling a yawn. "But we've still got a long way to go."
"Pull over up ahead. I need to take a leak and grab a bite. Then you rest, I'll drive." Victor rubbed his face vigorously, trying to wake up.
"Sure."
Julian drove for less than two kilometers before pulling the car onto a patch of open ground.
Victor grabbed some dry rations from the back, tucked the thick military coat securely around the sleeping Sebastian, and then started eating.
Julian stepped out of the car, took a couple of drags on his cigarette, and turned back to grab a roll of toilet paper from
