Declan understood that the conference was over when Phylicia turned her back and walked away. He was feeling overwhelmed with all the tasks that were being assigned to him. Somewhere deep inside, he was thankful that he was being kept busy. He didn’t want to think about his sister and the work helped somewhat, during the day. He knew he would have to figure out what he was going to do. He knew nothing of farming or anything else that would be productive to the colony. He didn’t have the skills or the experience to even begin to take care of his needs in a wild environment. He had trouble in the civilized world before the takeover. If it wouldn’t have been for Rose, he had no idea where he would be now; probably in a prison or dead.
After locating the contractor and discussing the changes
