Chapter 30: Where The River Forks

We took turns to keep watch all night until Tobias woke Theodore and me up at the very first light of dawn.

"We need to go," he said filling his water up from the stream. "Now."

Theodore groaned before standing up and stretching.

"Do I at least have time to piss first?" he asked.

Tobias shot him a stare before Theodore sauntered off into the forest.

"Did you sleep?" I asked Tobias.

"Barely," he replied, "You?"

"Restlessly," I said.

"I just can't stop thinking about Rose," he replied, "The thought of anyone hurting her fills me with so much dread."

"Tell me about it," he said, "It makes me sick."

"But she's a tough woman. A survivor," I pointed out, "If what Theodore says it right and she's still alive, she'll be staying strong."

Tobias sighed, "I know. That's what I have to keep reminding myself of. But everybody has a breaking point."

"Then we better make sure we get there before she reaches it," I