Soldiers formed a corridor around the SUVs, their rifles raised not to kill but to salute.
From the side of the collapsed wall, Kai watched the SUVs that gleamed like oil slicks. Clara's hands slipped from Kai's shoulder the moment the lady in white stepped forward.
"Who is that?" she asked, squinting at the lady.
Kai didn't answer; he simply watched the lady move from the paved ground to the muddy path.
Behind the lady, four men fanned out, wearing dark suits. They walked like predators, scanning the crowd with their wild eyes.
Soldiers gave way for them as if they owned the place.
The lady stepped into the shadow of a mango tree. She swept her gaze across the tents, the refugees, then the soldiers.
"Is he even here like they said?" She said in a low voice filled with exhaustion. Just as she sighed and lifted her head toward the collapsed wall, she smiled.
"Do you know her?" Clara asked, shifting her focus from the lady to Kai.
