Jan and Mikel

She was about to gush at how awesome and yay she felt when the city showed itself. It was still far but that was better than no view at all. Not in such unbearable heat anyway.

But her smile was wiped off as a tremor behind them shook her. "What's going on?"

His reflexes cut in and he held her by the waist, jumping out of the way. He shook his had. "I have no idea," he said. "But the desert's never been the friendliest territory."

She prepared herself when he took her away from the spot. She faintly wondered what it could be but she didn't dare ask when it was obvious both of them were just as troubled.

Zane watched as the ground spouted a thing that looked like a mesh of dried leaves and cactus needle."

He looked around. No one. And it was so near, the town. It was rather unfortunate. But whatever it was, as long as things would just find a way to get them...