Chapter Forty-Three

Arthur insisted that Olga, Kendra, Rex, Felix, and Pete make haste on their very important mission.  Promising to tend to Ari as best he could, he waited until they were well out of sight before turning to Alice.

With a frown on his face, he asked with concern, “What do you think, Alice?  Do you think she’ll even make it to Hope?”

The severe wrinkles on her face made it almost difficult to tell that the young woman’s brows were knit together as she looked down at Ari.  “She’s in pretty bad shape.  I thought that they were saving her life.  It looks more like they were keeping her alive for some reason that didn’t require good health.”

Arthur shuddered.  “They were a deceiving bunch, wouldn’t you say?  All that talk about peace and caring for mankind.  I wonder why they really kicked out those rogues.  From what I could see, they weren’t any worse than t