Wren led them through six blocks of Larkspur's back alleys, moving fast and low, checking corners with the practiced ease of someone who'd done this walk more times than she wanted to count.
"Depot used to store National Guard equipment for three counties," she said, keeping her voice just above a whisper. "Weapons, medical supplies, food rations built for emergency deployment. If it's still intact, it's worth the risk."
"And if it's not intact?" Priya asked.
"Then we turn around and figure out something else," Wren said. "But Adaeze doesn't send people on maybes unless the alternative's worse."
They reached the depot's perimeter fence, a chain-link barrier topped with barbed wire, mostly still standing except for one section peeled back near the loading dock. Reyes crouched at the gap
