Nathan Thorne, who had been on the verge of tears, felt his eyes fly open.
Was he hearing things?
He thought he'd heard Sierra Sullivan's voice—wait!
Standing in the doorway, could that really be Sierra Sullivan?
And it wasn't just Sierra, but Jayce too!
Behind them stood a number of other people!
They all looked a bit worse for wear. Their clothes were torn in places and stained with all sorts of unspeakable filth.
But none of that mattered!
What mattered was that they were here, and they were alive!
Nathan Thorne's eyes stung, and the tears now flowed even more freely than before.
"This is great! You're okay! You're all okay!"
Sierra hadn't expected Nathan Thorne to burst into tears even after seeing them.
And to cry so pitifully, at that.
Sobbing about how they were all okay.
It was the kind of scene Sierra had only ever seen on TV or imagined while reading novels.
This was the first time she'd seen it in person.
