“How is it that you can be so calm? What sort of place is this for us to be hiding out in? We’re on the main road, for Christ’s sake; this friend of yours is God only knows where… we certainly don’t, but she knows where we are.”
“Leila would never betray me… but I take your point. I do wish that she would get less involved in the world. Such conduct has only ever led to danger and death for our kind. But she will be back from her business trip in a week, and then we can move on. She’ll help us arrange air passage to Iraq, and then-”
“Iraq? I thought the idea was to settle somewhere where there was less chance of us being shot. Why the hell-?”