As steadily as their gazes turned to Nuir, they once again turned to Nick. The question on everyone's minds was the same. Surprisingly, the answer was also the same.
Nuir couldn't go with any of the others. It would only invite trouble and lead to misunderstandings and rumors working against them. But they couldn't leave him in the forest or hand him back to the Lowat tribe.
He needed a safe place free from the politics of the different tribes, a place where the Lowat tribe wouldn't come looking for him, or a place where he would be safe even if they did come looking for him. He needed a place that didn't have to worry about the Lowat tribe accusing them of anything.
Nick did have to be a little worried. The Lowat tribe could accuse him of kidnapping Nuir and any other heinous crimes.
