Follow the Yellow Brick Wall“Damn!” Vigil cursed under his breath.
Leaves crunched and tree limbs snapped as Janero's robots rushed up the hill. With the back of my hand, I wiped the sweat from my brow. A cool breeze whipped through the trees as the sun set and darkness began to blanket the land.
“We need to hurry,” Kedge urged, casting a glance at the fading sun.
Vigil grabbed his tiger hood by the fangs and pulled it over his eyes. The glassy black orbs of the hood's eyes changed to an emerald hue when he settled it over his face. “There may be a break in the wall near that tower.” He pointed toward a dark shadow which loomed in the distance.
“They are getting closer,” I said. “We better hurry.”
We ran to the tower, hugging the wall along the way. The earth was soft at the base of t
