Chapter 69 - Chapter 69 - A Show (Bonus Chapter 1)

I took off, out into the desert, black sand crunching under my boots, axe tight in my grip. Intisak had stressed that the sands were more than just something to stand on. I had to tread lightly, or I'd find myself in a situation that could very well be the end of me. Each step needed to be deliberate, measured, even when the grains themselves seemed unyielding beneath the weight of my boots. The sand shifted in ways that weren't entirely predictable; a false step could send me sliding down a slope, leaving me exposed to whatever might slither or crawl in the shadows.