Chapter Two: Alpha CastleHe points out various landmarks briefly as they passed them. There is an air-strip about a mile and a half from the town that they had just passed. "It's useful," he says smoothly. "When I have to leave for work."
He drives past the towns too quickly for her to remember any of the names, only a hasty impression of houses and hotels huddled side by side. It feels rather touristy and he tells her that there are mansions hidden among the mountains with private airstrips, so she gets the impression that the island is where those ridiculous rich people come to hide.
"If you're tired, you can have a short nap. It's a long drive," he tells her at some point and she wonders if her exhaustion is so clear or he has gotten tired of her company already.
"I'm not tired," she
