Maja stretched out and patted her on the shoulder in a comforting gesture. Then they both lay down onto the thick grass to catch

sZ's.

Restlessly twisting and turning, Maja couldn't find sleep at first, but she forced herself to close her eyes and drift off.

When daylight broke, they nibbled on scrackers and resumed their trek. Nana surveyed the terrain, her brow furrowed with

concern.

"We've only cacross fragments of the research base so far. I bet the main complex is still out there somewhere, just tossed

around by the quake. If we had a chopper, we could spot that big building in no time. If it had its own earthquake defenses, then

maybe just the outer sections got crushed, and the core might be intact. But chances are, anyone inside got knocked out cold."

Maja was of the smind, silently praying that lan and the others were in the core, holding onto a sliver of hope for their

survival.

She searched fruitlessly until the afternoon, her stomach growling with hunger. Suddenly, the sound of a helicopter filled the sky,

and her phone rang. It was Beck.

"Maja, where are you?"

Surprised by Beck's swift arrival, Maja quickly relayed her location. In no time, the helicopter touched down nearby.

She grabbed Nana's hand and they sprinted towards the helicopter.

gave her a thorough once-over. After confirming she was

sigh of

snerve, you know that? After you ran off to this godforsaken place, I've

from Dylan, but lan had given

you cbecause

more the merrier, right? This place caught the

a while back -destroy

that was the deal lan struck to get Patric out of Windhelm. The base

investment.

mean he and lan are still

at Maja's anxious expression and quickly reassured

worse, triggered a landslide. The full

who's this?"

He glanced at Nana.

"My friend."

up. Don't wander

a few hospitals to get clearance for our

they could've sparked

boarded the helicopter, which circled the area before discovering

away.

remnant was severely damaged, with numerous researchers sprawled

alive, haha,

the real sky?

I get here?

were on the ground,

helicopter landed, Maja scrambled among the people, but neither lan nor Dylan were to be found. She grabbed

the more

you seen him?" She showed a photo of lan on

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