Chapter 8Norway
Tromso
The road was deserted as Monty alternately ran and walked briskly, desperately trying to keep warm. He saw the snow-covered signs to the Knutsenskagen district and headed in that direction. The gunfire had been wild and no one had followed him out into the cold, probably reckoning that he would die anyway. His initial elation at escaping from the complex had turned to exhaustion and now feared he was in great danger. The open spaces exacerbated that feeling as he looked up to the sky seeing the dramatic green tinges of the northern lights. He wished he could see them properly if only for their company. A confirmed bachelor and something of a loner he had never felt a need for others, but now he felt lonelier than ever. It was if he was the only person left on the v
