Quietly, the four guardians snuck out of the opening of the fence, and they cautiously ran through the dark streets of Taitum. Horrified, Roman and Ray looked around at their home in shambles. The little courtyard where the Selvempts held their festivals was nothing but a blasted hole in the ground with no evidence of the courtyard left. Sadly, Roman and Ray looked at each other as the four of them slowed to a stop. “Dude, it’s our home,” Ray choked out, as tears pooled in his eyes. Bitterly, Roman looked at his cousin and he also had tears in his eyes. Sadly, he held back a sob, as he looked back out on his destroyed village, and he sniffed back his tears. “This is not our home anymore,” he sneered, and then he started to walk ahead of the group, and Ray followed him. Silently, As

