Though Katelina expected Ark to protest about them riding in the cars again, he only shouted at the guard to drive, as if trying to ignore them.
The trip felt longer than yesterday. She checked her watch half a dozen times. Five minutes. Ten minutes. Twenty. With each second that passed Lilith got closer to her battle with Samael.
Come on!
Finally, they parked at the airfield. Jamie told Jorick goodbye, then followed Ark inside. Sorino nodded along to a conversation on his phone and motioned them in. "It's set."
Verchiel rubbed his hands together. "Excellent. We should probably get going. Every minute counts."
"We?" Jorick asked. "Your place is with Ark."
The redhead shrugged. "Technically, I didn't get sent here by The Guild, which means I don't need to give a report. Shall we?"
"What about your car?" Katelina nodded to the streaky, sooty vehicle with the gaping windshield. "You're leaving it?"