STILL PEEKING OUT FROM behind branches towards the clearing up ahead, filled with the frozen agricultural workers, I reluctantly admitted to myself that hiding behind the foliage was only delaying the inevitable. And possibly costing me the time I needed to fix this. Assuming I even could.
But that was thinking too far ahead. For now, I needed a better look at what I was up against.
I turned to Tony. “Do you see anyone from the House of Anna out here?” I didn’t, but it was best to double check.
He shook his head.
And that was all the dawdling I could reasonably afford. Taking a fortifying breath, I stepped out from behind the trees and moved towards the crowd.
“What are you doing?” Tony hissed. But he still scrambled out after me.
“We need to get closer,” I told him, not daring to lo
