Chapter 95: No.

NIGEL STOOD ON the sand, facing a large lake whose water lay still as glass under the peach sky. His eyes flipped, assessing the area. The empty beach stretched for miles to his left and right, pristine and quiet.

Octnavin and Sloan wandered closer to the water’s edge, their movements unhurried. Keltrix and Murry stood quietly, gazing out at the serene expanse as if it were the most beautiful thing they had ever seen.

Were they going to drown him? ...