Secrets and Spoils

That saved a lot of time. It also freed them to prepare other supplies, like energy and new technology.

"I didn't buy much coal," Callum said as he drove. "Just enough to last about two years. But iron ore was different."

He kept his eyes on the road and spoke calmly. "I worked with that runner I mentioned before. When Floodfall first started and people were panicking, he brought more than a dozen