Chapter 123

WARD

I keep my eyes on the sky as the sun sets over the desert, the moon rises high in the sky. The sand shimmers in the moonlight, casting shadows across the dunes. The air is still, and the only sound comes from the soft rusting of the palm trees in the distance.

Otto and I landed in Egypt three days ago. As much as Otto was supposed to be my guide he doesn't seem to know his way around. He has yet to offer any helpful information. He simply follows me around through the desert telling me that if the members of the Kingdom of Anubis want me to find them they will make themselves known.

"How do they even know that we are here?" I ask Otto. “How do we even know that we are on their territory?”

"The Kingdom of Anubis doesn't miss anything that happens within their territory," Otto explains. "They know that we are here. They are just watching and waiting to see if you are a threat."

I roll my eyes at Otto and wish that King Erebus had a better contact than Otto. I just want to