Silas gave them two months to prepare for the assault. He would rather not take chances. Reidar had foiled too many of their plans. Given the state of things, it was a miracle already they had been able to take Havenwood.
Highmont had to fall; they needed the city, as it held strategic importance.
After that, Silas left. There was another person he had to talk to, one that was now acting as his bridge to the Progenitor.
Silas found Mara on the last floor of the Skyscraper, in a suite that had once belonged to a CEO before the world ended. She was standing by the window, looking out at the city below.
She turned as he entered. Mara was beautiful in a terrifying way; her features had been changed by the same mutations that affected all the mutated humans—pale skin, pointy ears, and eyes that reflected light like a cat's.
"You're back," she said. She didn't bow and actually gave Silas a look. "And you look almost as terrible as you smell."
