Paige Summers quickly prepared all the arrows, then left the car again.
Claire Chapman returned not long after.
He shook his head with a bitter smile.
"No luck?"
"Yeah, the people in charge said there aren't many vehicles, and the ones that can carry people are already full. There's no space to spare. But they heard the Beast Tide is coming soon and got scared stiff, so they ordered the column to speed up…"
Paige Summers's forehead twitched.
'The vehicles are the only things that can speed up,' she thought. 'Many of these people on foot are exhausted. They'll be lucky to make it to nightfall.'
She let out a breath. "Forget it. Let's just follow along for now."
Claire Chapman didn't say a word, grimly returning to his post as a lookout.
