Chapter 71

[96 hours till Melevola]

The mission crew had stopped by a small town, a bit off course, to get some supplies. They thought of heading through Thronovaldera, but remembering Grimhold’s prediction, they didn’t want to be there when the sandstorm hit, and who knows, it might have hit Thronovaldera already.

Emmanuel paid the vendor as he carried a sack filled with food. They divided themselves into groups; Emmanuel and Lily would get food and a new set of clothing, mostly something desert-worthy, because their uniforms weren’t doing them much good; they made them sweat a lot by day and were not thick enough to keep them warm at night.

The rest of the team was tasked with servicing the Tenazoid; apparently, Cherry was good with engineering. She had sent Maximus out to get some tools and equipment that she would need for it, while she worked with the ones that she had around with Luke’s help.

“You know, I’ve been thinking of how we would break the news to Ethan on