[ ... He is fully engaged in this now, humming in thought. He knows about that - that the train they're riding now is supposedly a phony, named after a legendary one. But what Nita is saying, what she's suggesting is... ]

Yeah. And they mentioned that we could be associated with criminal activity. We're the danger, or we're in danger. They heard words like 'kidnapped' and 'victim', and of course who wouldn't be concerned?

[ Roland glances up at the beautiful sky; a stark contrast to the turmoil down below. He's thinking. ] And we can't talk to them either.