[She took note of the questioning look in his eye at that last statement, and knew at once what he was thinking.]
Yes, I am still alive. For now.
[...if only because she couldn't be sure what awaited her if and when she ever returned home. As she had previously explained to Frank. She was no longer in immediate danger. The bombs had ceased. But even for a child of her resourcefulness, there was only so far one could travel on foot, with no food or water, in a corpse-ridden field, and no sense of direction or sign of civilization for miles around.]
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Yes, I am still alive. For now.
[...if only because she couldn't be sure what awaited her if and when she ever returned home. As she had previously explained to Frank. She was no longer in immediate danger. The bombs had ceased. But even for a child of her resourcefulness, there was only so far one could travel on foot, with no food or water, in a corpse-ridden field, and no sense of direction or sign of civilization for miles around.]