Summary

June and Enki have been traveling for over a month now by foot. June is glad they have run away because she could not imagine Enki ever dying. As they walk, they discuss things like politics. If June had a city, she explains, she would let men run things as well as women. This is stunning to Enki, who has grown up believing only women can truly run things. As they continue to travel, they avoid people and homesteads, just in case the people might be connected to the Aunties. As they pass a town, they must hide from a scout flier from Palmares, which offers a reward for information about June and Enki.

As they arrive in Salvadaor months later, a dead body greets them on the beach. Enki says they must move quickly into High Town, for the lower areas are controlled...