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Breathless from the exertion of combat, you step over the clansman’s body and move to the rear of the bus to check that Kate and your aunt are all right. Both look badly shaken but appear to be otherwise unharmed.
You have only just helped them to their feet when Rickenbacker appears at the doorway. ‘C’mon, Cal. We’ve gotta get back to the roadster. Macy reports more Outlaws at the edge of town. We’ve got to lead the convoy outta here.’
Kate and Aunt Betty-Ann insist that they are all right, and urge you to do as your partner says. The colonists are beginning to return to their vehicles and, as you follow Rickenbacker across the plaza towards your roadster, it worries you to note that several of them are nursing wounds.
When you are back behind the wheel once more, you signal to Cutter and the others follow your lead. Then you power your car out of Sentinel and head west along Interstate 8.
