Danger
Back at their camp, the friends sat in a troubled silence. The close encounter with the security guards had shaken them, and the darkness of the night seemed to press in with a tangible intensity. Caleb frowned into the fire, contemplating the risks they were taking and the ethics of their intrusion.
“Are we the interlopers in this story?” Monica pondered out loud. The danger of their situation was becoming more apparent, and the path forward seemed fraught with moral and physical peril.