Miri scrambled up the library stairs.
The windows that she saw through the gaps between the pillars were still lit up. Which meant there might be people inside. She couldn’t see anything specific though. The sound of a gunshot made her freeze.
Off to her left, several Aladri police officers were sticking their heads out from the alleys between the gray-bricked buildings and firing at the Eradian soldiers who clustered together further up the street. The Eradians clearly weren’t used to urban warfare. But then could you expect anything else? For half a second, Miri thought to go and help her countrymen, but her priority was Tommy. And if he was anywhere, it would be the library. She suppressed a surge of jealousy.
Sprinting up the steps with her duster trailing out behind her in the wind
