Chapter Fifty-Seven
Benito looked out the window of the Speedhawk. A ledge extended from a sheer, jagged cliff where the helicopter was landing. Lucia kept them hovering for a moment, then carefully settled the helicopter down on what looked like an aluminum platform.
There was a cave opening before them, large enough to squeeze a light aircraft through. Benito watched as the cave doors parted on hinges, turning inwards. The doors themselves were covered in mountain rock, decorated with moss and fernery to conceal the true material beneath it: reinforced steel. The Speedhawk jolted as the aluminum platform began to withdraw through the cave doors.
Once inside, Sophia leaped off the platform, nearly losing her balance with only one good arm. Lucia followed suit. Benito contemplated stayi
