As the five teenagers moved now, they moved with great caution. Charlie’s hand refused to leave her Pendantix. Trace held his sword out high. Amberly was flexing her fingers inside of her gauntlet. Kire held Halo in his arms as he walked instead of keeping it in his backpack like he normally did.
All of them were deadly silent. Not only did they not want to be heard by any of Yash’s minions, but they also wanted to be able to hear everything going on around them. They were approaching the next village, which also appeared as if it had mostly been destroyed. And as they walked on toward it, the sun above them was slowly beginning to lower in the sky.
Charlie could barely even so much as cough without the others turning to give her a dirty look. But it wasn’t fair. It was still so smoky he
