Amber’s POV
“What are we thinking here?” Julian asked, as he, Rafael, and I followed Bill and Jessica to the river. Our usual guard followed behind, though they now held their guns in a more relaxed way than before. “The water is making people sick?”
“It’s possible,” I said. “The symptoms would align with a kind of poisoning, and if all the fish have died off, that could be a sign.”
“This area never had trouble with water before,” Rafael said.
“It could be some kind of run-off from a mine or a factory,” Julian added.
Rafael considered this. “I would have to check. We thought this place abandoned, so we would not consider the inhabitants when building factories in the area.”
I was pleased to have them with me, providing ideas and insights and not immediately dismissing my idea.
Jessi
