Kade
It didn’t take me long to get back to the border post, and thankfully, Steven and Kevin were on guard and doing their jobs like they were supposed to be. When they saw Simon and me walking towards them, they straightened up and stood at attention.
“How are the patrols going, gentlemen?” Simon asked.
“They are good, Beta. We’ve checked in with the other three posts, and all is quiet. Shift change is coming up, and we will stay behind to make sure the transition is smooth,” the one I remembered as Kevin proudly stated.
“So, you do know how to do your jobs; you’ve just not been doing it? Why is that?” I asked.
They looked at one another then back to Simon and me. Neither one of us spoke; I was ready to have a tense and quiet stare down for as long as it took
