going to be, about how long the quarantine might be in effect, but ultimately they all agreed that they would only be playing a guessing game, and instead moved on to other topics.  Having someone new to chat to made the time seem to fly by, and before long she noticed that the ground ahead of them was becoming more and more visible as the sun started rising over the nearby Amatola Mountains.  This increase in visibility sped up their pace dramatically, and before long they had reached a point where Drake decided they should change direction and head for the road which led to Cathcart, somewhere north through the forest.

They paused for a drink of water, which Drake happily removed from his backpack, handing them each a 500ml bottle.  They took a seat beneath a large tree with gnarled branches, w...

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