A Dream of Burning Sand

Today we passed the point of no return.  We no longer have enough water toback out of the desert.  The only way open to us is forward: through thedesert, to the Burning King.  To victory, or to death. The strain of this journey is taking its toll on Nina.  No wonder — this isher first desert crossing.  I was born in the desert, but Nina was born in acity, in some land unimaginably far away.  She n…