Luna Thorne, Mervin Warren, and Micah found a small, dilapidated room in the low building. They located a few old blankets in the storage room and spread them on the floor. The three of them simply sat, neither sleeping nor speaking.
The tranquil night was so peaceful it seemed as if all sound had vanished, leaving the trio, who had just escaped the research facility, feeling somewhat lost.
Annelise Locke slithered up a tree, coiling her snake tail around a branch before leaning against a fork in the trunk to gaze at the sky. Neal Wallace joined the twelve special forces soldiers, and together they fanned out to guard the perimeter.
Silence had long since fallen around the low building. But aside from the unconscious Gavin Todd, no one else had any desire to sleep.
Flora Bloom and Lex Cross were in the courtyard. Lex watched as Flora, standing under a jujube tree, alternated between kicking the trunk and pacing back and forth.
"Why won't you let me handle this?"
