Rae brought out a rope to attach Thor to the front of the caravan, which was already hooked to the goats, with two thirds of the harnesses empty and stacked in the bed of the front wagon.
Everything was empty, so once they were out of the sand, it would be easy enough for them to simply roll their way back to the city. But sending a group like this with no proper guards seemed like a highly questionable choice to him.
"Where is your escort?" Karl asked as Rae got Thor set up with a tow-rope.
The young man gestured vaguely. "Inside a Sand Worm somewhere. They sent us with a five-man squad of Overlords, but the worm caught them by surprise, and they were gone before we knew what was happening."
Eating worms seemed like a bit of a step down from mice to Hawk, but technically worms were bird food. He would reserve judgment until he had tasted sand worm.
Rae whistled to get everyone's attention, and the wagon master brought the beasts to readiness, taut against their harnesses.
