Once we'd cleared the secret back exit of the Bestiary, we didn't stop moving for a while. We kept pushing inland through the jungle, our path dimly lit by moonlight and occasional flares from the fighting at the domes.
But eventually, we stopped by a stream. I figured we both needed to catch our breath--and I wanted to get a fix on where we were headed. I knew exactly where I wanted to go, but I couldn't get a good view of our relative location from under the dense jungle canopy.
"Doing okay?" I asked Lillian, though she clearly wasn't.
Lillian shrugged. Her hair was tangled, her striped lipstick smeared, her white clothes splattered with mud. For the first time since we'd met, she looked utterly lost and strung out.
"Well, at least we got away from those idiots." I hiked a thum
