An Unwelcome Scent

If I thought walking through the mist was terrifying, I had been completely wrong. My fears needed to be rearranged immediately, because climbing back into that damned helicopter, this time with more weight, stronger winds, and rain pounding against the fuselage for most of the flight, was an experience I never intend to repeat.

"I'm never getting on that thing again," I mutter more to myself than