They had traveled together for three days. It was decided early on that bringing a car had more risk than benefit to their mission.
Axel ensured they had a tracker and instructed them to use the emergency signal immediately if they ran into trouble or needed help getting back out of Spring.
Much of their time was spent traveling through dangerous mountain passes and open fields that made the need to be on guard constant. Leaving little time for chat or pleasantries.
They all had loved ones that wanted to know they were all right.
Axel and Alice whispered on the phone each night, while Myka was continuously reminded to keep his voice down as he chatted happily with Peter.
Unfortunately, Ashleigh could not talk with Caleb much at all.
