On a seemingly endless stretch of road, brown sand stretching into the wind on both sides of it, a white jeep sped across the asphalt, the driver having the vehicle's engine roar with power as it moved forward. Whatever horsepower the vehicle possessed was being fully revealed on this road, its torque pushed to the extreme.
"How long does the desert stretch?"
"Not much. We're just passing through a small region of it in the state. It does stretch for much longer to the East, but if you go west, the brown earth expands until it seems as if the whole world is made of it."
Nadia had turned into my tour guide, a large map spread open on her lap as she constantly studied it, updating me as we moved forward. A flight to our destination had very much been on the table, but we had decided instead to go by road.
"How much longer till we reach?"
"A second." My PA traced her fingers over the large paper, her eyes narrowing in concentration. "An hour max."
