“We’re close.” I leaned out of the car as Kisten turned onto the dirt road, my heart pounding as we drove in the plains. As soon as we had woken up, Eba’s Retainer and Alpha were waiting for us as promised and sat with us while we ate breakfast. After determining where we planned on going, they handled getting us the car rental and clearance we needed to travel around freely. Even though Eba was the local Overseer, they also oversaw many of the neighboring countries and often had to navigate their way through the various human governments in place. Luckily, the Prime Minister was willing to work with us in my mission and I took a moment to sit back down as I sighed deeply. “You almost sound like it’s a bad thing,” Kisten offered and I didn’t answer him, looking down to my phone again. The

