If their fingers lingered clenched together a moment longer than necessary and if his hand gave an involuntary stroke as it withdrew, it was no one's business but their own. "He'll have no choice but to understand," he replied as he took them down the stairs and out through a tunnel that probably had been used to sneak people in and out of the place a long time ago.
From there, he took them down the steep cliffs into a valley where a small village lay huddled at the bottom of the mountain. It had been bigger some time ago when the factory had been operating, but it was back to basics for the most part with free trade and farming the most lucrative business option. It was easy to pick out strangers to the place, but he took Steve through the shadows of the trees until they were able to slip into a small top level apartment which he knew was long ago abandoned. It was clean though, furnished enough to be comfortable but dusty and well used. "We can stay the night here and then move on. We'll have to go on foot to the next town and then burrow a vehicle."
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From there, he took them down the steep cliffs into a valley where a small village lay huddled at the bottom of the mountain. It had been bigger some time ago when the factory had been operating, but it was back to basics for the most part with free trade and farming the most lucrative business option. It was easy to pick out strangers to the place, but he took Steve through the shadows of the trees until they were able to slip into a small top level apartment which he knew was long ago abandoned. It was clean though, furnished enough to be comfortable but dusty and well used. "We can stay the night here and then move on. We'll have to go on foot to the next town and then burrow a vehicle."