The last glow of sunset slipped beneath the horizon, and night reclaimed the land once again.
After five long days of battling sand and wind, Elara finally reached the Star Tribe—the place where she had agreed to meet Alina and Yanlu before darkness fell completely.
"I wonder if they're already here…" Elara murmured, her gloved fingers brushing the smooth mask covering her face.
Keeping low, she moved silently through the shadows toward the outskirts of the tribe, searching for the secret mark her teammates would have left behind.
The Star Tribe was much larger than the Moon Tribe—its torches burned brighter, and its outer walls stretched far into the desert gloom.
"There," Elara whispered as her sharp eyes caught sight of a faint mark carved into a fence post. "Looks like they made it inside."
