Gavin's Rock (Chapter 7) - The Routledge Brothers

In The General Kitchen. 2 Weeks After The Harpoon Incident The dimly lit basement of the General Kitchen buzzed with a tense energy as Dinah opened her laptop, the soft glow from the screen casting shadows across the worried faces around her. The sound of keys clacking echoed in the room, a stark contrast to the heavy silence that had settled over the group. Dinah pulled up a spreadsheet, the culmination of two weeks of harrowing raids and narrow escapes. She turned the screen toward the others, her face serious but tinged with a hint of pride. “We’ve saved 70 women,” Dinah announced, her voice steady despite the gravity of the situation. The spreadsheet displayed the names, ages, and brief notes about each woman they had rescued—many from the clutches of men who had considered them property. “Thirty of them have already been smuggled out on cargo ships, thanks to you, Madelyn.” Madelyn offered a small, weary smile in return, her eyes betraying the exhaustion that no amou...