The building Jade had drawn on her map wasn't as far as the desert, though. It looked like it was tucked into the woods just over the border. They wouldn't have to go far.
Another half an hour into their walk, the patches of woodland became denser and the trees tucked tightly together. It was the perfect place to hide a secret facility. They made their way through the woods, stepping carefully over the rocks and exposed roots that littered the woodland path.
“Stop!” Soren said and placed a hand on Deveron's chest to hold him back.
“What?” Deveron snapped, pushing Soren's hand away.
“Quiet!” Soren hissed in a whisper. “Look. A clearing.” He pointed to an area where the trees opened up and a stone road wound through the woods. They crept quietly closer and peered through the trees. It wa
