Chapter 90

The ride through the tunnel in the mountain had taken hours, which was a surprise to Rain. She’d had no idea they were so entrenched in the mountains, but she had been asleep the first time she’d gone through a similar tunnel. Still, Seth had explained that their location was as far south as possible so that they’d have access to the river border to protect against any assaults. There was a different way out, one closer to Judea, one many of his friends had taken so that they could make sure the Mothers were preoccupied, if there were any, but it would make more sense for them to go as far north under the mountain as possible. Seth told her that Adam had taken that other exit when he’d left on his mission.

Some of Seth’s friends that had gone out to help had spotted Mothers on top of the mountain, combing the area, looking for traces that Rain and her party had been there. So far, they hadn’t engaged with them. Not a s