Claire Chapman helplessly rubbed the back of his head. "Of course not! It wasn't that I was afraid you wouldn't take me, but that my dad wouldn't let me go. They decided they might just settle down in The Dead City, but I refuse. That place is ridiculously remote, not even as good as Glimmerlake Base. What's the point? I've always wanted to go to Central City, but he was dead set against it. So when I heard you all were going, I just went ahead and left without telling him." The situation in The Dead City had mostly stabilized, and Marcus Monroe's people were generally reliable. His father was also a quiet man, so staying there would be relatively safe. With that, a major weight was finally lifted from his mind.
As he spoke, Paige Summers was also thinking.
In truth, bringing him along would provide them with more security.
The only downside was that it would consume more fuel.
