They walked through the rest of the night. At sunrise, the carts started up with only a few issues which Ellie and Weylin were quick to fix. The carts rolled forward at a man's pace as they followed the road through the flat desert.
By the time nightfall hit, another city lay on the horizon. This one looked much smaller than the last, but Jimmy kept them still when the carts ran out of power.
"Hybrid! Smart-girl!" Jimmy beckoned.
Alex slid out of the cart. She joined him and Ellie at the front of the caravan.
"What do you think?" He asked. "Should we go around or through?"
Ellie tapped her lips as she thought. "This is a pretty small town. There are no other major roads straight through it. On the other side is a bunch of mountains. I would recommend the straight approach."
"Hybrid, risk assessment?" Jimmy asked.