Chapter Nineteen The ChallengesBray smiled as he stood atop the crest of a hill, his hands upon his hips with his chest thrust out as he surveyed the rise and fall of the land, while Elly paced impatiently. He was reluctant to lead her to the safe haven he had found for Solon and Mika. Only he knew where they sheltered, and as long as that held true they would be safe. The Research Plexus' tendrils spread far and wide, and they were not the kind to let those once privileged to their secrets see a natural end. Since Elly herself had admitted her own connection to them, revealing they lived, while everyone believed them to be dead, was more than he should have done. “What are you doing? We have no time for posturing, besides there is only myself who can see you, and I doubt this is for my

