Chapter 15
The world was pitch black when a rough hand shook Thomas awake. “Get up, boy! Quick!”
Thomas, who had only managed to achieve sleep moments before, tried to push the hand away, and was shaken even harder for his efforts. He blinked, focused his eyes, and made out Lionel’s profile in the darkness of the loft. “Lionel?”
“Get up!” The hand hauled him out from bed and upright. His clothes were thrown at him while he struggled to gain his balance. “Get dressed, get your gear, and get downstairs, fast!”
Thomas, who still wasn’t truly awake, did what he was told, scrambling around the loft and pulling on the road-worn and tattered clothes he’d been wearing while working at the forge while Lionel shook George awake. Lionel kept hissing at them to hurry, and practically pushed them o
