Elchanan could say what he liked, but it was time to use the map for real and work out what had gone wrong
“You want to know what we’re up against?” Avi’s eyes opened wide. “So you— you also think that—”
Elchanan kicked at the ground, restless. “Something’s wrong. Something doesn’t add up,” he said. “About this whole thing, the trail, the people behind us… I want to figure out what’s going on.”
Avi very much doubted that going to spy on some violent strangers with guns was a good place to start their investigations.
“I think we should get as far away from them as possible,” he said firmly, starting to walk off in the opposite direction. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Elchanan shrug and reluctantly follow.
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