Chapter 72
As they trudged along all three felt tired and somewhat depressed. Especially Spiker. Sure, they had defeated the Monk but he had turned up and limped into it after it was effectively all over. And even then all he’d done had been to lift Smitty so he - Smitty - could could deactivate the W-Cube and thus save Tavia.
Hera had made the decisive strike and Abigail had attacked before either of them had got there. Even her dog had been more effective.
Every time Spiker bought his foot down he could feel a small jolt of pain travel up his leg. He was getting, he thought wryly to himself, old. Old and lame. Had he been a dog he’d have probably been left behind - or even eaten - by now.
They had climbed six levels, traversed nearly two quadrants and been through 4 small townships w
