The truck didn't make it as far past the Region L border as Zubair had expected before they came to a complete stop.
The road had already narrowed, asphalt giving way to cracked pavement and then to packed dirt as if it had just decided to give up like everything else in the world. Zubair was scanning ahead, already calculating where patrols might decide to pop out of nowhere, when Sera shifted in her seat.
"That's far enough," she said lightly, tapping her door with her index finger.
Not bothering to ask any questions, Zubair slowed immediately, bringing the truck to a stop on the questionable shoulder of the road. The engine idled for a second longer before he shut it off completely, the sudden quiet ringing sharper than the road noise had been.
No one spoke as the four men simply looked at the world around them.
