Brandy was slightly worried when he said that they were looking for a long shot. It would be such a disappointment if they came all this way to meet a dead end. From the very beginning, Devin had seemed confident that he was at the end of the trail and every last piece was clicking into place. All she would lose was a couple days of work, and a rather nice jacket. But she had no idea how much time or effort he spent on proving the existence of these letters. 

They headed through customs and she was rather surprised to see it so empty. Of course she knew that Egypt's political situation made everyday people wary, but archaeologists were constantly looking at this area as the secret location for some ancient pottery or a missing link in the evolutionary chain. She was disheartened when she realized that her colleagues were giving up on science because of some national issues. 

They headed to a hotel and Brandy felt a twinge of jealousy as he got them cheaper rooms by flirting. But she had no idea where it was coming from. Sure, Devin was handsome. Anyone could tell that, but she wasn't about to go and fall in love with the guy. She nodded and agreed to meet up in thirty minutes. 

Entering the beautiful room, she opened a window letting the warmth spread through the room. The air conditioning was something dumb that was installed for the tourists. People came here for the sun and then kept their rooms below freezing. She turned off the air conditioning unit in her room and plugged in her phone, before making herself comfortable. She flopped into the bed and let out a sigh. This was way more comfortable than an airplane seat. She was about to close her eyes again but stopped herself from doing so. Now wasn't the time to go back to sleep. Not when they had so much to do. 

Climbing off of the bed, she decided to take a cold shower to help her wake up. She redressed in old clothes, but pushed past the disgust with the reminder that they were going shopping in a few minutes. She towel dried the ends of her hair that got caught in the stream when she tried to turn off the shower. She unplugged her phone and packed everything into her bag, before leaving her room and walking next door.

Knocking on the door, she waited outside with her hands on her hips. "C'mon let's go. I want to change into something clean." She said as they headed down to the market square. She walked around browsing the different items available. She finally decided on a pair of black denim shorts with frayed edges and some local band t-shirt that she wore with the sleeves pushed up to her elbows. She also purchased a leather jacket that she folded into her bag for later. She quickly changed out of the old clothes and packed them away as well. 

After she found Devin, she bounced up to his side. "Okay, so where are we headed now?" She questioned feeling a lot better in a fresh set of clothes.