Katelina and Jorick passed close to another small town. Jorick contemplated the building at an abandoned car lot, but most of the roof was missing, so they passed it up and hoped to find something better before dawn. Katelina was ready to cheer when they topped a steep hill to see a broad glow in the distance, but Jorick told her there was no way they'd make it before sun up.

He was right. Half an hour later the sky started to turn a pale gray to the east. Luckily, they ...