Chapter 4Todd was torn. He hated leaving Nick in the camp, and he didn’t want to leave people unprotected while they scouted farther down the tunnels. Yet he and Nick did work better when they could back one another up.
“We need to get a good look down those tunnels,” Todd said as casually as possible.
“Sal will be helpful, and I suppose Trey will insist on coming since he’s got the maps. Clara knows about the schematics,” Nick said.
“Yeah.” He hesitated, not sure how to broach with Nick what he was considering. “I think that we need to consider the best way to provide protection for these people.”
Nick focused more intently on Todd. “You know, other than being targeted by snipers, these people have managed to protect themselves pretty well this far.”
“I realize that, but my concern i
