Page 73 of My Eternal Light

Kincaid started doing mental math and Kendrick placed a hand on his shoulder. “Yes, the last one. Nearly three-thousand people.”

Kincaid felt his knees go slightly weak. Now Meryn’s urgency made sense.

“How did she find them?” he asked.

Kendrick scowled. “She was the only one smart enough to give the kids credit. She asked Aeron if they heard anything from the bad men that might lead them to another location. The boy said he had heard one of the men joke how the units and the queen were blind since they were working so close to them. She focused her efforts around Monroe and came up with a bill of sale that seemed suspicious. An outside company bought up land about ten years ago to build a processing facility, yet no records of manufactured goods were documented. No trucks in or out. Once she hacked some of the gate cameras it was confirmed we found our location.”

“Processing facility? Not a warehouse? How big is this place?”

Thane pointed to Meryn’s station. “Big enough she immediately called in Noctem Falls and Lycaonia.”

“You mean the units?”

Law chuckled. “No. This is Meryn. She called in nearly everyone she could, down to the damn squires.”

“Okay boys, I’m in…oh my god!” Meryn covered her mouth and stared at her monitor. The boys turned in their chairs, then stood as one, their expressions masks of horror.

Meryn recovered first.

“Aiden! Give the order now! We need to get in position, explain either on the way or once you’re there. I’ve already reached out to Éire Danu unit leaders, Colton and Adriel. But they can’t do shit until you give the order as Unit Commander.”

Aiden nodded. He walked over, kissed her fiercely. He made the single mistake of looking down at her monitor. He brought out his phone and typed quickly.

Seconds later nearly every warrior in the room received an email with instructions to report to their unit leaders for orders.

When he was done, he tapped the comms link at his ear. “Éire Danu warriors move out! Meet at the fountain!”

Kincaid met Ari, Gage and Priests’ eyes.

“Be safe!”

“You too!”

They left at a dead run.

Meryn tapped at her keyboard and shook her head as if to clear the image. “Back to it boys!”

“Yes, ma’am!” Shaken, but determined, the boys went back to their stations.

“Let me know when your units come online.”

“Yes ma’am!”

“Meryn, we’re here,” a disembodied voice called out.

“Did you review the blueprints I sent?”

“Yup!”

“Noah, you’ll be in charge of leading Aiden’s team of Éire Danu units. They will be hitting the West Building. Sending you links to the cameras now.”

“I’m in,” Noah replied.

“Two rooms with friendlies, two guard’s rooms, a room with a device, a staging room and a common room. Each room has an electric lock, we’re going to make those things work for us. When the signal is raised, lock the doors to the friendlies. Keep an eye on combat, once Aiden gives all clear, unlock the doors and guide them out.”

“Connecting with Aiden, now,” Noah said, in a clear, firm voice.

Meryn moved on to the next assignment.

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