Chapter 15 d Lynx

Pater’s heavy feet stomped across the pavement, and when he rounded the backside of the vehicle, he couldn’t help but tower over Emi like a grizzly bear. He pulled off his helmet and tucked it beneath his arm thoughtfully. He glanced at Becca, and quickly introduced himself, “I’m Pater,” then he turned to face Firmin. “So, where is he?”

“Why aren’t you listening to me?!”

Firmin peeled Emi’s grip off of his suit, shrugged his shoulders, and looked around. “I have no idea.” He gazed down and over at Emi. “Do know where my son, Iggy, is?”

She lifted up her hand and pointed at the sky through them. “There!” she declared angrily.

Firmin and Pater simultaneously looked over their shoulders. Behind them, far in the distance, a cloud of smoke was traveling from the hill up to the sky. “Another one?” Firmin croaked. “These kids are going to burn down the whole continent!”