***MICHAEL POV***
We took off the next day at 10 a.m. It surprised me how we were able to cobble this entire operation together. I just hoped to the Goddess above that it worked.
There ended up being 15 of us on this trip to Everfur Shadows. I sat at the head of the plane while Mira tried her best to sleep the entire trip down. The twins were taking a hell of a lot out of her already, and I honestly felt bad for her. She did gulp down some chicken broth before we took off, though, so I knew that her stomach was going to be relatively calm. She would be the absolute Plan Z of defense, in charge of the junior warriors and other non-fighting forces if things came to that. In truth, my only reason for having her on this trip was so that I could have her near. The urge to protect my c
