That was also a possibility she'd considered, and not something she would put past the ones who seemed to be in control here. The behavior they'd displayed so far didn't make her inclined to trust them.

"Of course," she answered, tucking the piece of glass she'd been examining into the pocket of her pants. She was curious about what might happen once they reached the city just as much as the rest of them were.

Dusting sand off her palms, she regarded him, thoughtfully. "What's your name?"