4. A Man of Hard TruthIvore pushed the limousine at breakneck speed along the straight stretch of road to Haarl. In the rear passenger area, Stork was laid out on a plank of timber that Zane had found. The restaurant litter had gone missing but Sabienn could see the wood was keeping the patient’s back straight and still.
With Sabienn in the back were Bray and Deep, etched with grave concern on their faces. Deep held on to Stork’s left hand to try and elicit some response or feeling. Sabienn saw Zane, who brought the restaurant’s half depleted medical kit, took Stork’s right side. She was probably the restaurant’s go-to person for medical emergencies but the look on her face showed she was way out of her depth.
As an act of comfort, Sabienn placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder as she
