Sera drew a line between the two readings. The slope was steeper than the line from the previous day.
“That doesn’t give us an opening time,” she told the team. “It does mean the current is rising faster at the shelter than it was this morning.”
Hale stood beside the convoy vehicle, one hand on the door. The core container was strapped down and the replacement trolley had been returned to the equipment officer. A guard checked the route on a tablet while another watched the street.
“Departure in five minutes,” Hale said.
Eli pointed to the shelter on the map. “We can send Sera to check it while the rest of us start with the convoy.”
Kellan looked at him. “One scout can’t move a crowded building or support a floor.”
“She can tell us whether the people are still there.”
“She can. What happens if they are?”


