ke care of Clara! for me, I promise I will be back don't let anything hurt her okay mum

ickling the skin. Elias and crew proceeded with caution, their eyes have been trained

pulled binoculars to his eyes, scanning the terrain. There was a small settlement in the

ce firm. "Keep your head on a swivel 

aching danger. Elias' thoughts were on the mission at hand, but a small part of him couldn't shake off

o stop. They hunkered down behind a cluster of rocks with their eyes on the settlement. A m

He activated his radio. "Base, this is Team Alpha. We h

ceed with caution. Eng

o his team. "We'll observe for now. Gather intel

d, the sun relentless above them. Elias's mind had stayed sharp, his focu

folded, he began to ask was this the last mission? How many more times would his se

kened the landscape, shielding Elias and his team. They made t

etched in his brain. Our settlement was hauntingly silent, the w

ioned themselves. Elias motioned for two of his men to sc

 them returned. "Multiple hostiles. "

de the hostiles and take them out and secure what they are guarding. But s

red. "We're just going t

ing hours would be decisive. A misstep, however slight, can be disastro

them in the desert, Elias readied himself for whatever el