I could only hope that Yvonne and Euphie had managed to find Elsa. What if they run into Hans along the way? I wondered, feeling a frisson of fear run down my spine. I shoved the thought aside viciously, telling myself that it couldn’t have happened. They’re all very smart and successful women, I tried to convince myself. I’m sure Yvonne and Euphie managed to follow Elsa’s footprints and hide in time.
Sitting by the entrance of the cave and worrying was doing no good, so I set myself to something useful. To begin with, I took out the kitchen knife I had left and began sharpening it against a rock. Having grown up in a village was certainly proving to be a boon rather than a bane, since it had given me numerous skills that I had used. I had already managed to skin and butcher the chicken a
