The Chersky Mountains!
Night fell. The forest was like a slumbering beast, its silence tinged with an eerie gloom. Ancient trees reached for the sky, their rustling leaves whispering secrets, while the distant mountain peaks were faint and indistinct.
SCREECH~
Two SUVs and an extended-bed truck came to a steady halt at the edge of the forest.
"Are we there?"
Su Chen was jolted from his sleep by the sudden braking. He looked out the window. Beyond the faint outline of the distant mountains and the RUSTLE of leaves in the wind, all he could hear was the rumbling of the car engines.
That afternoon, once Chen Fei had recovered, they had set out with Ivan, Hiri, and a ten-man patrol team. It was the same squad that had previously stood guard at the camp, a trustworthy group.
