Trent was waiting for us.
“Where are the others?” Our teacher was leaning against one of the four RVs in front of the garage.
“Everyone else is riding with Gesai.” I motioned at the three people with me, “Aelin decided that we’re riding with you.”
Trent eyed me for a moment, then nodded at the RV. “Rix has already set out breakfast in both of them, you can head in and start eating if you want.”
Shelly smiled and went inside, followed by Fray and Ether. I pointed at the other two RVs. “Are we having company?”
Trent shook his head. “Celia got her secondary team lined out already, so she’s going to take them down to Gar and work down there for a few weeks.”
“Is she taking Arlo with her?”
Trent nodded cautiously.
“Is it safe for him to be traveling like that?” I looked around. There was no one else out in the yard this early in the morning, but I could tell by the look on his face that he wanted me to be cautious when talking about his nephew.
“Arlo Heema is a very capable individual.” My teacher crossed his arms. “And with eight teams here, the Dungeon is going to be a little more crowded, so we’re going to be moving around more than usual. Since Celia has just set up an outpost at Gar, it’s only logical that she uses that Dungeon right now. Plus there is a lot to sort through in the bunker there.”
I remembered how many shipping containers there had been in that underground bunker. And considering that it was made out of at least Tier Seven materials, it would be one of the safest places for the new God to be. At least until Arlo got a better handle on the new City that he’d just taken possession of.
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“Gotcha, what about the other two teams? Are they filling up from the towns we’ve already been to or..?”
“There are still options, but for the most part, their teams have been decided.” Trent shook his head, “Honestly, there’s really only one Healer candidate for us in the last two towns, and he’s in Klix.”
“So we’re not going to go there..?”
“My old friend, Iver, set up a meeting with the two of us and Klix. Seems that she wants to meet you and she has something on him where he can’t say no.” Trent shrugged, “So we’ll keep up the pretense of the tour and go see what she wants.” He looked down at his CB, then back at me, “We have only two choices for a Shooter in Mive, so that will narrow the choices down a bit. We shouldn’t be there too long, then we can go to Klix and get this whole thing over with.”
I saw the other team coming across the yard. They must have taken a different route than the one I’d used.
“That one’s yours.” Trent pointed at the RV next to ours, then turned to climb inside of ours.
Aelin was cheering and running for the other RV. There was a part of me that felt sorry for the others. It was way too early in the morning for that much energy, but once we were on the road, anyone who wasn’t driving would at least have the option to sleep.
I climbed inside of my RV and closed the door. Trent was in the driver’s seat and Shelly was riding shotgun. Rix was sitting at the table with Ether and Fray, who were both still eating breakfast. I sat down in the open space next to Rix and began sampling the fruits, meat, and breakfast cakes.
“Once you finish eating, you’ll have your first test.” Trent announced as the vehicle began to move.
“Over what?” I tried to think about what he’d taught us so far, but most of it had just been survival.
“The Dungeon bosses in Mive.” I could hear the pleasure in his voice, “And the Events.”
Rix beat me to the console and started pulling up information. I slowed down how fast I’d been eating. I wanted to have plenty of time to study.