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"I hate to say it, but he's right about that," Sonia reluctantly agreed, pursing her lips as she glanced over at Charles. "Still, it doesn't set right with me. If we leave now, these heretics would have plenty of time to escape elsewhere. After all...they have to know that even if they kill us, that'll arouse New Life's attention even more. The jig is just about up for them, so they're probably frantic...getting ready to pack up and leave, more like than not. If we leave this town now, we may never discover what it was that they're up to."

Margaret frowned in thought, weighing both the pros and cons of the situation. "It makes a disturbing amount of sense. If that's the case, they might be acting so openly now just to buy themselves time. Honestly, the way things are escalating...the Social Order Ministry is going to come down hard on Abernathy, heathen and innocent alike. They aren't about to tolerate a heretical cult this close to the core of the Deseret. Whoever is behind this conspiracy...I imagine they don't want to be here when that comes crashing down on them."

Whatever happened next in Abernathy, Margaret doubted it would end well for the town. The Watchdogs and Social Order Ministries would be pissed about this, to say the least. Hellfire and brimstone was sure to rain down upon the city, no matter how this all turned out. It was just a question of what role they would continue to play in things.

To escape now while they could and bring back reinforcements...or to forgo that entirely and brave the situation by themselves. It was a hard choice to make, and even now she wasn't sure which one was ultimately the right choice.

She paused, looking over to Anna. "It's your choice, Anna: you're our leader after all. We could try escaping while we can...but there's no guarantee of success, or of being able to come back in time to round up the conspirators. Or...we can go it alone, and try to get to the heart of this mystery ourselves. We might very well be on our own, if the telegram didn't get through: but it's the only way I can see us finding out the truth. What do you think?"