Jeff Carter had managed to lead the group to the first cliff-face they came to downriver from the landing pod, negotiate the cliff-face, and get the entire group down to the next lower valley with no mishaps. Then, he decided to go exploring and left Emily Brooks in charge.
Emily Brooks was scared. She’d been appointed to take over responsibility for the one hundred fifty of their group. She had no expertise with managing herself, let alone over a hundred others. The thought of it caused her dread. The thought of addressing so many made her shake all over and want to hide. Since they had arrived here, she was trying to get along with a few people, but Keith Rogers was the easiest to talk to. The two had hit it off right away and she was so happy when he agreed to be her second in command
