Chapter Twenty-Three
I felt, rather than heard, the explosion that flattened the farmhouse. The shock wave traveled through the earth and into my bones, making my joints ache.
Charlie closed the lid of the steel box and reset the lock. "There, that should keep them off our backs long enough to get to safety."
I looked around at the dirt walls and timber supports and the lonely dim lights that now gently waved at each other, rocked by the explosion. "I'm sure it will take the Guild a while to sift through the wreckage. But is our situation improved? Where does this tunnel lead to?"
"To another safe house. It's just over a kilometer, if you feel up for a walk?"
I pushed myself off the wall I was using for support. My ankles, knees, and hips all complained, but the muscles between them s
