Zubair didn't waste time arguing about the route again.
They were already committed the moment he said 'Perdition' out loud. The road behind them was dead space and the road ahead was the only place that might still contain information that would allow Sera to continue living.
After all, the Wardens, or whatever they were, did make reference to the Sherrif telling them to never come back.
Unfortunately for everyone, he didn't believe in "safe" anymore, not after watching Sera's body stay open and then seal wrong.
And so, he would move on what he could control.
First things first. He couldn't drive and hold her at the same time, and she couldn't be left on the floor of the truck like cargo.
So he stepped in close, slid his arms under her carefully, and lifted her with the kind of precision he usually saved for weapons of mass destruction. Her head lolled slightly, and he corrected it immediately, refusing to let her neck take the strain.
