Chapter 5
The List Grows Longer
Abe sat on his porch, watching the sunrise with his dogs at his feet. The creaking of his chair and the frogs croaking were the only sounds. He liked it that way. The noise of the city had always bothered him, especially when Pa had taken him into town when he was a boy. The world had been quieter back then though, at least from his perspective. There weren’t as many ubir, and fewer venari came through. Messages between Ummanu were few and far between and he never expected a response in less than three days, let alone one.
Abe’s cell phone sat on the little table next to him. Pa had crafted that table himself specifically to set his cigars on when Abe was twelve. Right now, he was more concerned with the silence coming from his phone instead of the sentim
