Chapter 129 Rainy Days

Betty got the cooking started, while the others sat and watched the rain fall. They were in a good spot, on an open hilltop with gently sloping sides that wouldn't wash away easily in the flood, but they were essentially trapped. The bridge behind them was gone, and the road in front of them was flooded. They could try to head off through the open fields away from the river, but that didn't lead to the Academy, or to anywhere particularly useful that was within walking distance. Betty tapped...