25The roar of engines, far off in the distance, caused him to spin on his heels. Peering into the grey expanse of sky, he saw them, like specks of black, approaching fast. At first he thought they might be birds, but as they closed in, their shape grew more distinctive.
They were Hawker Typhoons. He recognised them, had built an Airfix kit some years back. Their big, powerful engines rumbled across the land, and he watched, mesmerised, as the small formation of four planes, split into two pairs. Coming in low and fast, Jed span, realising instantly what their target was.
The huge wall.
And he was mere yards away.
Head down he dived to the ground, rolling behind the massive cast-iron arrow that only moments before Jon had sat on. Now, the only person remaining on that barren landscape,
