Zane Xavier paused for a moment, then smiled. "Miss Sterling is right."
Sure enough, he slowed his pace. Though he was still working, he was no longer going at it with the same fervor as before, choosing instead to gradually recover his strength.
'Just moments ago,' he thought, 'all I could think about was the massive cache of supplies that might be buried here. I was so excited, I just wanted to haul it all back.'
If he worked this hard, the Three Tigers Corps would take a large share of the spoils anyway.
But in the end, he and Miss Sterling would still be able to get a huge amount of food.
Miss Sterling had said they wouldn't go hungry or thirsty if they followed her.
But still, no matter how vast her supplies were, they would eventually run out if they just kept consuming them.
You could never have too much food. Even if they had some now, it was always wise to store more for the future. There was nothing wrong with being prepared.
