Bruce and Lisa were already getting ready in the early hours of dawn. Lisa had slept over at his place because she feared that if she went home, her father would lock her in—and she didn’t want anything stopping her from going to find Meret.

She liked adventure. Not that this situation felt adventurous, maybe it did but she'd hate to call it that since it was about saving Meret. she was not the kind of person who sat still when things were amiss.

As they made their way downstairs, they ...