“How would they know I needed rescuing?”
“I’m sure your partner will find any other team nearby and bring them.”
“Raven is still alive?” he asks with a relieved smile. “You had me fooled. But you’re right, if he’s alive he’ll find the others and they’ll come for me. Me, the grenolites, and the two men.
“How many will come?”
“Three. There were five of us. One went back to report when we found the crate and the clothes. We separated into two pairs after we heard at Red Rock that Not-Joseph was alone with a mostly-dead girl, and Lanky went separate. Are you the mostly-dead girl?”
“I was.”
“You will be again if you don’t hurry.”
“So let’s find a solution fast! Can you convince them Joseph is not worth the efforts? You wouldn’t even have to lie.”
“You don’t understand. The four of you a
