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“Maybe we should get going,” I interrupted before Vega could answer I didn’t want to knohat she did or didn’t believe Indulging people in their delusions never helped things

“‘For as the lightning comes fro of the Son of Man be,’” Vega said, turning her attention down to Harlow

“I don’t knohat that aze “You say things all the time, and I don’t knohat any of it a said

“Well, obviously,” Lazlo laughed dryly, but he stopped short when Vega glared at him

“‘I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was na close behind hiiven power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, faa wasn’t speaking to us soyou see around us, that is the fourth horse soions of zombies

“So what happens next?” Harlow asked, and I couldn’t tell if she believed anything Vega was saying, or if she was just asking questions to kill tireat earthquake The sun turned black like sackcloth oat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, and the stars in the sky fell to earth,” Vega continued

“We need to go,” I said, et soet out of here”

“But I’m still tired!” Harlow protested, and that’s probably why she had been engaging Vega The longer they talked, the longer she ithout walking

“What’s going on?” Lia asked, returning fro”

I tosseddidn’t seem like that much of a proble over un behind ed as everyone packed up

“Five more minutes won’t make your feet feel better,” I said “And I told you to stop wearing those stupid shoes” I nodded down to her oversized combat boots

“They protectthem?” I scoffed

“Cootten to his feet and put his bag over his shoulder “I’ll give you a piggy back ride, since it’sanyway”

Harlow looked at his hand, almost too excited to trust him, then tentatively, she put her hand in his and let him help her up

I watched skeptically as he hoisted her onto his back Lazlo was uy Adhlevel of ease, he lifted her onto his back, and she wrapped her arms around his neck I hadn’t seen her look quite that happy ever before, and I doubted I would again

Harloas too content to say anything, so she lapsed into silence as alked Ripley stayed behind, napping in the brush, but she’d catch up eventually She always did

I was afraid that Vega would continue with her sermon, so I tried to ood at it, but Lia picked up my slack She talked a under the sun, and that was okay with ave way to soft hills, and the desert was getting increasingly greener It was still early in the afternoon e found a sht off the road We could see a few etting close to a town