Finally, the day came for me to go to Crystal Skies again. Except of course, this time, I wouldn't actually be entering the territory. I ate breakfast with the 'family' before I left that morning, and was able to drive straight through to Crystal Skies without stopping along the way. This time, Alvara let me know ahead of time that she was altering my appearance again.
I got to a small parking area about half a mile from the spot Alpha Dale had suggested and parked my car there, shot off a quick text to Jason to let him know I had made it, then hiked in just as I had at the Sun Pack, with all my gear loaded into a big backpack. When I texted him I used the burner phone I had bought beforehand, because we wanted to be sure there was no way of the rogues somehow intercepting the messages a
