"San must stay always with the tower. He wants me to be sure you understand that."
"Yes, I do."
"And Lea says she will go with you—"
The Turber aero was on the river bank not much more than a mile from where the tower would land. It was Alan's plan to try and creep up on it.
"What weapons have you?" Lentz asked.
Alan showed him the revolver. Lentz reached to take it.
"No," said Alan. "I'll keep it. What have you?"
Lentz had a knife—a long, thin blade in a sheath. Alan wondered what else. For an instant he had an impulse to search the fellow. But he decided it would be a wrong move. He smiled.
"That might be handier than mine. Mine makes a noise. You'll go with me, Lentz?"
"Yes. That is what I think best. I have so often seen this forest with the instruments—I can guide you."