When Emily was awakened by Mei Lee, she found that she was still upset at Murdock’s seemingly flippant response to her question. After the cart was packed with all the gear, with Declan, who was in and out of consciousness, and the two younger children, everyone was assembled at the mouth of the cave. After a brief wait, she was instructed to close her eyes. She complied, but after she felt the morning breeze on her cheek, she opened them and became a little disoriented and her stomach became queasy. The movement of the group and the cart without a physical conveyance was disconcerting to her.
By sunup, the Murdock tribe, for that is how Murdock himself looked at them, was a mile away from the ridge edge. They were well on their way toward the group that housed Annie and Doctor Harris. Mu
