SKY
The smell of smoke lingered in the air, heavy and biting. The fire hadn’t been big, but it was enough to send everyone into a frenzy. Now, the Beta team, along with Gamma and Delta, worked together to put out the smoldering remains. We were close enough to see the damage clearly—what was left of the food storage unit.
“Great,” Harper muttered beside me, kicking at the ground. “As if we didn’t already have a food problem.”
I nodded, watching as a few cadets poured the last of the water over the blackened debris. The flames had died down, but the damage was done. I could hear murmurs from the other teams, talk of the famine that had already hit several areas, and now this.
“This fire is going to hit us hard,” I said quietly. “I mean, it wasn’t huge, but... every bit counts when y
