Where was the Faro? Bepergian took his mini torch from a pocket in his vest. It was still dusk and light from the set sun still illuminated the ruins, however it would get dark quickly. A light breeze began to sweep through the ruins, alleviating some of the stuffiness of the day. Bepergian scanned the perimeter of the ruins looking for the hat the Faro wore. Most chose a uniform style attire, but this particular Faro preferred to blend with the scenery rather than stand out, so he wore drab earth color attire.
Dunia Bepergian had worked with this Faro for many years now, even so he still thought of his Faro new. His name was Garnach. Bepergian rarely used his name and simply called him Faro. In fact as detailed as he could be about a site, he couldn’t describe Faro Garnach because they never interacted much beyond the requirements of their jobs. Garnach was extremely silent. Bepergian could not recall a sentence from him longer than two words.
The Dunia slipped off his perch and carefully picked his way along ground littered with debris from the crumbling structure. He moved carefully to the insertion point. He inspected the portal where he and the Faro had entered from their base world. The portal had been set to hibernation mode and therefore remained invisible. The only way Bepergian knew it was there was the small electronic marker Garnach had planted into the ground. A few feet from the marker were the two rucksacks with their gear and equipment. The dusty ground was scuffed with their footprints. Bepergian located his tracks as they led up the slight incline to the pillar he was sitting on. Faro’s tracks led north from the marker.
Bepergian followed Faros tracks a short way and then had to turn on the small torch he had been carrying. As he followed the tracks he swept the light from side to side. The light flashed on something metallic off to the right of the path Faro had made.
He bent over to examine the object and discovered a small tool. He knew it was Faros as it had the company’s logo on it. The Dunia examined the tool. It appeared to be a manual tool. Most tools were electronic, but the Faro’s had all sorts of devices, therefore Bepergian did not wonder long on the use of the tool.
He placed the tool in his pocket and looked for the tracks. After a brief search of the vicinity, Bepergian realized the tracks ended where he found the tool. It was if Garnach stepped through another portal.
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