[@Lovejoy] oh definitely, I remembered about the nations.  As for the assistance...it's not entirely clear so far just how much civilization is out in the wastes, so I calculated the three days from Magnagrad.  It's possible they had some intermittent shelter, perhaps even a little transportation.  Perhaps even among the Godless, or "suburban" towns, such as they are in this world.  It's why I kept the 15 miles a day instead of decreasing it to something more reasonable for eight-year-olds lead by a twelve-year-old.  But the help wouldn't have been everywhere.  And I had fun with the math.

And it makes Rose a BAMF.  ^.^