“C? C, hey…I uh…We need to be on our way. I’m really sorry. I wish I could give you more time alone, but Leishmann has ordered the camp to move out shortly and we need to be ready to travel.” Claire wanted to tell Cal and his father where they could move their camp. Still she stood and walked to the flap, threw it back and stood face to face with her newly discovered enemy. Her eyes were red and swollen, but the stubborn set in her jaw made it clear that Cal was the last person in the world she wanted to see.
“You tell your father he may leave within the hour, but I will not be going with him. This is a journey I have no desire to take and there is no one in this camp I would ever be impressed upon to travel with. Thank you and have a nice trip.” She shrank back into the mangled
