Chapter Twenty-Four
It was well past midday when we came down.
Junco informed us that the craft needed to refuel, and that we had best stay inside while they did that.
We landed, and Sage got up from the pilot’s seat and opened the door. A waft of air carrying the smell of hot and dry bitumen came in.
Several of the children had been asleep, and they woke up, looking around bleary-eyed.
Larrana wanted to know when we were going to get to Athens. It was a strange question. He hadn’t asked about going back before, but I assumed that now that the visit to the park was over and done with, he might miss his family.
It was strange because he had never shown much interest in them. He’d travelled to my house in Barresh with Nalya, and while Nalya had dutifully contacted his family—even if I
