Dina wiped sweat off her brows as she spied on Gabriel from her vantage point of a dune. She, alongside Mikela, Mark and Duncan were beneath a camouflage carpet the same color of the rocky plains.
“General,” Mikela whispered, “what's going on? Why did they stop?”
Without taking her gaze of Gabriel, Dina answered, “I think there are people in the deep desert. Gabriel's probably wondering whether to avoid them or establish contact.”
Duncan grunted, “Knowing Gabriel, he'd probably want to s***h their necks.”
Mark agreed, nodding.
Dina shook her head, “No. I don't think so. Gabriel won't kill them, he'll probably circumvent them.”
They looked on as two captains rushed to Gabriel's side and began to speak animatedly.
Gabriel got a confused look on his face, and Dina's heart went out to h
