Something in the Rain

Kiera stood underneath a shade, watching the pouring rain, while occasionally stealing glances at the empty road ahead. 

Not long after she arrived at the camp, she handed the shaken girls over to Thalia. The three of them were currently recuperating in their military vehicle. 

She was currently staring in the direction they had arrived from, which was the same road Ark would take when he returned. 

Kiera had considered going after him with the helicopter as soon as she landed. There was enough fuel for a round trip to the pavilion and back— 

But her plans were soon truncated when the storm began. 

Using a car was out of the question since Thalia would never allow it and so all she could do was wait for him. 

She had already briefed Thalia as well as the rest of her group about the current situation, about how Ark had stayed back to stall the goblin.