The next storefront, store number four, had a cracked sign that used to read OUTFITTERS.
Half the letters were gone and the sign now read U F ERS, and Sera couldn't stop the giggle as she read it. For a brief moment, she wondered if the store was as cranky as she was at the General… but that probably wasn't the case.
Still, a store that was swearing at everyone who entered should have some good stuff inside.
The metal gate hung loose on one side like someone had gotten bored halfway through stealing it and just left it as it was.
Zubair lifted the rail with one hand and shoved the dead weight with the other. The hinges squealed as if they, too, were swearing at everyone who dared enter the place.
Zubair stepped through first, did his normal rounds, and once he was satisfied, he poked his head back out and nodded at Sera.
