536 From Bad to Worse

ELRETH 

Rika bit her lip, tossing ideas back and forth with Gar about how likely the humans were to travel on foot. Meanwhile, Suhle frowned and looked down as if she were working hard to remember. 

When the older female lifted her head, her eyes were sad. "I do not think they had enough for all the numbers… but then, there were still groups coming. They may have brought more of the… veehickles with them?"

Aaryn jumped in. "The traverse was still open yesterday morning. If they'd had it open each day, and they were bringing one hundred through each time…"

While Rika and Gar held a quiet conference, Elreth rubbed her face, then leaned into Suhle. "Tell me," she said quietly. "how bad is it?"