Chapter 24 - Raven's Plan

"What are we going to do?" Samantha asked after Os'Surale had left them in the old storage cell.

"Relax," Raven said. "We won’t get anything done if we start panicking."

"We can’t go back to the sub," Arthur said. "They’ll be up there loading up their stuff."

"Go back to the sub?" Goro asked, beginning to panic. "We can’t even get out of this room, and you’re worried about getting to the sub?"

"Everybody sit down and relax," Raven ordered. "We’re going to be okay. Now relax. Samantha, do you still have that book?"

"The book about the outpost?" Samantha asked in surprise. "Yes. Why?"

"I thought I might do some reading," Raven said with a smile. "Why don’t you guys have something to eat? That should calm your nerves."

They realized that they were hungry again, and so they sat down pulled out the snacks they’d been carrying. Everyone was surprised to see how much food Goro had in his pouch, so he explained where he’d gotten it. Raven silently red through parts of the book, looking for information on the tunnel from the mines to the outpost...