To Hadjar’s and Einen’s delight, since they felt like they would soon die of boredom, by the end of the eighth day, the squad reached the most dangerous region of the Sea of Sand. According to Salif, who’d lived long enough to be considered wise, this place was called the Demon’s Heart. It was a very droll name, but it fit the area perfectly.
Hadjar, who’d already witnessed several wonders of nature, once again couldn’t hold back his exclamation of surprise. They stood on the crest of a dune and looked ahead.
Behind them, the desert seemed to go on forever. The waves of dunes overflew around them. Bathed in the light of the stars and moon, they flickered slightly and created the illusion of mountains of treasure.
Ahead of them, the same types of dunes were visible, but they didn’t sh
