Chapter 513 The Complexity of Human Nature

I bit my lip, a weird mix of feelings churning inside me. I knew why Lucas was all banged up. He did not have to stick his neck out for me, but he did... Pushing down the lump in my throat, I turned to the woman and said, "Thanks a bunch. Is there any way you could get a message to my family?" She nodded and said, "Sure thing, but it'll take some time. Our Cliffside Village is tiny, with just thirty or so families perched right on the edge of a massive gorge. The only way out is to wait for the river down there to calm down, then shimmy across with ropes, and hike a couple hundred miles of mountain trails to the nearest town. There’s no buses, no cars, just your own two feet. It's a long trek there and back." I blinked, taken aback. "No phones or anything?" She chuckled. "Out here in the sticks, we're lucky if we catch a stray signal from the next village over. It's rare. So if you want to let your family know you're okay, we have to wait till the river chills out after the rainy s