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It was the pain in my ass that brought me back to consciousness. I opened my eyes to find that I was sitting in the sand. I could already feel it trying to sneak down my pants, so I got to my feet quickly and began brushing the sand off to prevent further inroads. I could hear Benyst grunting as he did the same.
“Argh…so sorry. I haven’t done that in a while.”
“No problem, nothing’s broken.” I shivered. “It’s cold.”
“Yes. The desert at night is so different.”
I put my bag on the ground and pulled out my coat. As I slipped the fur around my body, I was taken aback by my surroundings. Everything was quiet and still, Benyst and I the only observers. The moon shone high and full in the sky, bathing everything in a cool imitation of daylight, its eerie silver dripping over the
