Chapter 10
The three wagons stood patiently as the rescuers approached. There were heavy inch-thick chains with iron padlocks enveloping each wagon in crisscrossing webs, making it impossible for anything to get in or out. Tanuki transformed into a skeleton key, zipping through the air and unlocking every padlock. Acacia pulled the clanking chains away and yanked down the walls of each wagon with surprising strength, given her condition.
The nomads had been crammed together inside the wagons, without any light or space. They flooded out of the wagons with shouts of joy, crowding around Acacia in a mass of embraces. Gullin swept up Acacia in his arms and gave her a mighty hug, and she nuzzled his cheek. The Scotsman placed her down and gave David a hearty slap on the back.
“Knew you’d
