Chapter 36: CoupA flock of wild geese swept in over the lake, flapping their wings in perfect synchronicity before they floated along on the breeze, their shadows reflected on the water below. The scene was peaceful, the scent of rain in the crisp air, and snow already settled high in the mountains behind me.
The beauty of our surroundings did nothing to soothe my savaged psyche. Two days had passed, and over the course of those forty-eight hours, our group had progressively been reunited, with Epi working nonstop to return everyone from the far-flung places they'd been transported to across the planet. Our numbers were badly depleted; we'd lost nearly five hundred before the last escape route had been shut down – including Holden. Learning Striker had survived came as a vast relief, and
