Dreamer brought the station wagon to a stop in the middle of the road, in a spot where the crops to each side hid them from view.  He hadn't been expecting this.<br/><br/>What did these two owe Maeve?  Why should they risk their lives for her?  Was it just out of loyalty for him, for having helped them out of a situation they doubtless would have survived anyway?<br/><br/>"Look... Kasse... Kazmer is still very far from here.  You'd have to get across the flatlands east of here... they're long, and dry... and bare.  And there are still things out there that eat people.  Humans or furries alike."  He shook his head.  "You could certainly get to Kazmer without a car, but it would be a very long walk... and a very dangerous one.  Feldana wouldn't make it alone, plain and simple."<br/><br/>He scowled.  There was no way he was dumping the little one in a ditch to wait for them.  She was a liability, but she was also their responsibility now.  Maeve would kill him herself if he rescued her only to find out her niece had gotten killed in the meantime.<br/><br/>What could he do?<br/><br/>"So what do you suggest?  We go in guns blazing?  Offer Sherra as a man-sponge to get inside?  Tell him we've got the youngest Blotar for him to add to his collection?"  He shook his head.  "I don't mind risking myself.  Risking the rest of you is another matter.  And I won't leave the little one alone with these psycho rebels around.  She's seen too much horror as it is."  his expression went troubled as he looked into the little one's eyes.  She was peeking out from beneath the sleeping bag, clutching at Sherra.<br/><br/>One thing was for sure... they would have to decide fast.  Who knew when another vehicle would come down the road.