There were beasts—wild, unpredictable, and always on the move. Sleeping out in the open would be like inviting danger. Kaya knew that too well. The silence of the desert wasn't peaceful; it was the kind that warned you to stay alert.
Veer had once told her that when a place looks too open, it usually means something stronger lives nearby. A beast—or maybe even a whole group—powerful enough to keep others away. Kaya looked around again, a faint frown forming on her face.
"This could be beast territory," she muttered under her breath.
The wind brushed her hair, warm and dry. She stood there quietly, thinking. Somehow, she had to figure out how to spend the night in this place—without getting herself or the others killed.
After thinking for a while, Kaya finally decided to use the same simple trick every soldier used when traveling through deserts—dig a pit.
