Chapter Nine
I flew for a couple of hours before I felt safe enough to land. I chose a very well-hidden spot among the trees, which was practically indistinguishable from the rest of the forest from the air. It was also well shaded, too, which was nice after flying in the hot sun like that.
I sat down on a tree trunk, rubbing my head and sighing. My costume had been covered in sand, but the flight had knocked most of it off; still, when I ran my fingers through my hair, I realized that there was still a lot of sand in it. I would have to take a shower at some point to get rid of all of it, but for now, I needed to focus on other things.
I raised my suit-up watch to my mouth and, tapping the screen, said, “Val, are you there?”
“Yes, Kevin, I am,” said Valerie. “I see that you have succe
