After driving through nearly another hour of foggy roads, their vision finally cleared up. The fog lifted, and Andrew's group had driven out of Gabo Creek province's territory, officially entering the Goldridge area.

"We're less than two hours from Goldridge now!" Lauren said happily.

Aspen asked curiously, "Lauren, have you been to Goldridge before?"

Lauren smiled. "Once, but that was back in high school. It feels like forever ago!"

Suddenly, a heavy slam struck the back of Andrew's ca