章 489: A Need For Speed

The ride to the Great Arena was a long and stressful one for an impatient Seeker. Whitney knew that… Beatrice knew that… But that didn't prepare them for just how long they were going to sit there. Lyra had tried—on multiple occasions—to lighten the mood with some form of small talk.

Asking random questions about this and that. How Whitney and Beatrice came to know each other. It was soon apparent that the young-looking Beatrice was actually an entire generation older than Whitney and that the two had become acquainted through Beatrice's late daughter, Madeline's deceased mother.

This group of travellers had already had two stops to restock on supplies and some to relieve themselves and stretch their muscles.

Peter wiped his brow and sighed in the passenger seat. This action earned a twitch from Trevor's eyebrows, "You're not even driving!"

"Yeah, about that. Thank you, Trevor. I don't think I would have made this drive," Peter admitted.