The beauty of the sea of rolling green hills and lush, yellow fields was lost on Clara as she stared at the blinking dot moving along the glowing green navigational screen. She wished she could move it along faster and could feel herself sweating under her armpits. In contrast, her companions seemed unconcerned about their military following. Darian had fallen asleep, Raven watched the countryside pass in silence, Aliyah scrolled through data on her handheld screen, and Tristan periodically wished aloud he'd brought a book.