Chapter 57
Go to the warehouse. Jess would take point on the ground level while Gideon searched the inside for human life signs. Get the humans out, though he doubted he’d find any. Burn the warehouse down.
Obsidian problem solved. Henry couldn’t deal if it was destroyed and he was dust. Even Jess liked it, which boosted Gideon’s confidence in success a thousand percent.
It didn’t mean that they weren’t going in prepared, though. Gideon stood out of the way as Jesse finished tucking stakes into his light jacket.
“Stay out of the alley,” he said. “I’ll block the side entrance before we go in so that it’s harder for anybody to try and escape that way. But if you hear something, go to the mouth of it and use the crossbow. You’re still sharp, right?”
Jess nodded. “I don’t always sit behind that desk, you know.”