Chapter Six
With that settled, we went into the details of the planned trip, and other people came into the room. It so happened that Swallow had a guide on the books who had grown up in the area where the factory was. There was a lot to organise for so many people to go out tomorrow. Swallow gave orders to his people, all of whom took their tasks without asking questions, except to ask if there was anything that people in my team couldn’t eat or didn’t like.
Mariola was the central tent pole of the business.
In this house, Swallow was the boss, and the others were his servants. We were keeping alive an entire ecosystem.
He said that he would come to pick us up in the morning and gave us a list of all the things that we should bring.
We already had most items, but it might be a good i
