Chapter 112

Rather than get caught up in any fanfare over his departure, two days - and a few heated arguments with his sister - later, when Riella told Cam to take Burton for a spin and see how it felt, he did more than that. He drove it to the stash of supplies he'd been gathering, loaded the tank, and headed northwest via a trail through the marsh that took him to the cliffs. Over a hundred feet high, the bluffs overlooked an expanse of water that astonished.

When he lived in Emerald, the concept of a body of liquid as far as the eye could see seemed ludicrous. But oceans did exist, along with their dangerous denizens. He stared a tad too long, delaying the next step of his journey, wondering if he'd see one splashing the surface.

It was one thing to be brave in the safety of Eden. Quite another out in the open on his own. But Cam wasn't a coward, and he'd not left Eden to sightsee.