Soon enough the walls were filled with people, in the positions Adrian had assigned them. Shouting that stretched as far as the wall did. Everyone was on edge, everyone hoped this wouldn’t be where they die. But there was this little scratching feeling in the back of their heads, that little fear was as plain to the eyes as the rain that was pouring from the sky now. The sky thundered and roared above Anastasia’s head, as if it was warning of the coming danger. But the danger wasn’t coming, it was here, it was right in front of their noses. Anastasia looked from the battlements and she saw the great grey tide that rolled outside of the wall. It would hit it any moment now and there was no way anyone could prepare for that. The noise of rain, thunder, the screeching of the greys and the s
