"Now, fancy a carriage ride? I should like to see my city again," Helen said brightly. The idea of being able to share a London afternoon with Nikola after so long was an appealing one and she hoped it would be a nice little mental vacation from her constant worries about the new Sanctuary facilities.

Being self-sufficient was a dream, of course, but it came with headaches that had never been present when there had been governments to help shoulder some of the burden. It was nice to simply escape for a while.