Irina Stiff and achy, I deboarded the plane in Texas. We all piled into the waiting SUV. I’m sure we made an interesting party, all dressed in black, decked out with weapons. Luckily, the windows were blacked out on the vehicle. The journey passed quickly as I navigated us to Caleb’s pack. Most of the time I’d met him at a bar not far from the pack, but once I’d sneaked into the pack to demonstrate the need for improved security. Together the triplets, Preeda and I had gone over what I knew and compared it with Krista’s file. We came up with a loose plan. We didn’t really know what to expect. The dusty path stretched in front of us as the main roads shrank away. Dread settled in my gut; it kept the stone that resided there company. What would we find? Last time I’d been here it was a