Sequoia Coast Next destination: New East facility 23

pls skip!

Voices in the distance drew the phantom from the shadows as always. Meredith, he knew, but the other he did not. A man turned mad with thirst; he had seen it all before. 

A sly smile as he settled on the same ridge nearby in a way that revealed himself to her but not to him - not yet. The captain would not interfere this time, no. The pressure was all on the girl and Noxir would be there to observe. A test, if you will. Though he did not doubt her loyalty, this was a way to cement it.