The Six Creeks

The jeep stopped and Jacobs stepped out followed by Zsadin and the others. This was a very secretive mission and only a few ones were allowed to accompany them which included half of Zsadin's and half of Jared's team.

Soon enough they were greeted by the underlinks of James who he had left behind to keep them informed of the situation. They were staying in their quarters at the Border

"Alright everybody, tomorrow Zsadin, Jared and I will be going towards the location James has sent. Until then keep a watch on that right hand of Francois. Be careful and now take some rest", he signalled Zsadin amd Jared to follow him and strolled out. The place was full of half cracked walls and greenery making the quarters not visible. Jacobs turned to Zsadin and became serious, "The place we are going could be a lot more dangerous than Serin, make sure you dress like a man and harden your facial structure".

"Yes, Chief. I will do that", Zsadin attentively listened to his further instructions and returned to the quarter given to her.

The next morning she readied herself earlier than usual and dressed up like a man. Though she was sure she wasn't recognizable, she stood in the way of the passing underlinks.

"Hey, who are you? What are you doing here?", they saw her and immediately pointed their guns at her. She smirked, satisfied and then spoke in her real voice.

"Do you really can't recognize me?"

"Chief, it is you! You are not recognizable! Oh my!", they were surprised at her skills and impressed to another level.

Soon, Jared and Jacobs joined her and they rushed off to the location. But were surprised to see an abandoned house but still stayed alert and decided to observe for a while.

Sensing no movements, they entered the house and were greeted by a very putrid smell. The house was covered with clothes scattered everywhere. On close observation, they were women's and covered in blood. All the three knew what could have happened here and searched the whole place to see for any clues left by James.

Soon enough, Jared found a clean cloth under one of the paintings and rushed towards them.

"Here, this is James'! Let's see what's written underneath!", they unfolded it to find the words 'The Six Creeks' and Zsadin immediately recognized it.

"He is referring to the black mountains, the ones where we find coal!", her voice slightly lowered.

"What happened? Is there any problem?", Jared noticed the change in her voice.

"That is near the same place, where I had first found about the Orions!"