Everyone nodded. Maeve watched Vaxi and her team disappear into the darkness before turning back to face the others. “This is it, ladies. Let's go.” At a brisk pace, Maeve and her group approached the encampment, which sat at the top of an incline. Up close, the collection of ramshackle huts appeared even less impressive than Nyla had described from her vision. She wondered how the dwellings, none of which looked strong enough to survive the storm they'd just flown through, still remained upright and intact. She reasoned that the edifices, like their creators, were stronger than they appeared. She made a silent vow to not underestimate their enemy, who, after all, outnumbered them three to one. Just then, a huge brute of a man appeared at the top of the hill, striding between the neares

