Chapter 244

“You’re supposed to enjoy the ride, Evan,” I chided him, “not just the destination.”

He looked at me for a moment before starting to pace again. “Seen it here before,” he said, “I want to get where we’re going.”

We loaded back on the transport and it took off a very short time later. I had forgotten how hard it could be to dismiss Evan’s restless energy.

The wind whipped harder against us and the men all donned long jackets at some point. We were going parallel to the mountains. Long ago we’d stopped passing other warriors, this area really was deserted.

The building broke the horizon and the men cheered. It looked to me like the place we’d stayed in after I’d been “recaptured.” This must have been an outpost at one time.

Once Kein stopped the transport we all jumped down. I walked toward the building and was stopped.

“We have to check it,” Bane told me drawing his swords.

Kein and Evan followed him inside while I waited with Damien and Chri