“The people,” Murphy said quietly. “Tonight. There’s no one to protect them.” “The hell there isn’t,” I said, and coaxed a little more speed out of the old engine. “I’ll be back before they get here.” “You, huh,” Murphy said, and I could hear the smile in her voice. “Against a protogod with a pocket nuke and an army of monsters.” “Not just me,” I said. “But if it had to be just me, yeah. I’d be good with that. It’s home. You gotta die somehow. Standing up to a monster at the door isn’t a bad way to do it.” She was quiet for a moment before she said, “I feel you.”
