Eli watched for the land on the other side of the river to come into view, but it seemed to be taking forever. He had stayed up all night for that small peak of land, but even after sunrise, it didn't seem to get them any closer to Vodina.
"It's taking longer because we're going against the current and the wind." He heard her, but he didn't want to acknowledge her. Emmy was the last person he felt the need to talk to. Especially about what was really going on. He wanted to save his family, the closest thing he had ever had to siblings his entire life... she wanted to leave them there to be captured and tortured until who knows what they had to agree to do.
"Eli-"
"Leave me alone Emmy. You should have stayed behind in the first place." Eli cut her off and Emmy sighed and stood up before
