Time was short. Action needed to be swift. The danger to the villagers and the squad were high with the amount of uncertainty. They did not know what they were getting into with their mission. All they knew was they could not fail.
The thought of failure repeated through Eudokia's mind. She thought she prepared herself for the moment. It was what she needed, but she could not help the thoughts. 'What if they're dead? What if I get them hurt? Or can't find the intruders.' It continued through her mind, making it difficult to focus. Had her team known, they would have hesitated climbing onboard the vehicle she made for them.
Each of them had different ideas of what to expect when they arrived in the area. However, reality defied them all. None of them believed that they would find the vill
