"Yeah, yeah. Come along, dear." He sets off at a brisk pace - or as brisk as the terrain and his footwear allows. He's sure he can already feel the back of his neck beginning to burn in the midday sun. Should've asked for a morning trip in.

They had four days to get into Cairo, do some digging about, secure a plan and then get to lifting what they needed to bring back for their client. The fact that the Initiative wanted them to destroy a few scrolls while they were in the city was simply a (terribly depressing) footnote to an otherwise appealing trip to the past.