When they considered such a thought, that either there was nothing they could do, or there was nothing those in power were going to do: touched upon the sense of helplessness of being part of such a small town. Out here people didn’t care about you and oftentimes you were the last aided during major crises. They hadn’t the time to brood over the issue though. They now knew where Paul was and felt a renewed sense of vigor now that they were fully aware that something was happening out there. Instead they redoubled their efforts to find some information as to who Misha was.