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.

her a

a sigh of

ran

but lan had given him an earful

did you cbecause you've got

back you up. The more the merrier, right? This

he had a deal with lan a while back -destroy the base in exchange for

Patric out of Windhelm. The base

investment.

you, does that mean he

at Maja's anxious expression

inside made the quake worse, triggered a landslide. The full picture's still murky. Hop on

who's this?"

He glanced at Nana.

"My friend."

another chopper pick her up. Don't wander around here. The government's written off this land.

few hospitals to get clearance for

they could've sparked

the helicopter, which circled the area before discovering the core structure of the research base about three

away.

remnant was severely damaged, with numerous researchers sprawled

it; we're alive,

that the real sky? The

I get here?

a dozen survivors were on the ground,

among the people, but neither lan nor Dylan were to be found.

more

a photo of lan on

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