17 Tears blurred Ka’ya’s vision as she struggled to sit up. Reaching for her bow and her sword, she rolled over and used them to demolished remains of the huts. Fortunately, there was nothing left of the creatures that wanted to eat her. She shook her head, trying to dispel the ringing in her ears. She stumbled forward, nearly tripping over some of the larger pieces of rubble. Turning to look up at the sky, she mentally tried to picture where Alexandru would have landed. Ka’ya glanced back down. She could hear the sounds of fighting – though it was muted due to the ringing in her ears. Hurrying forward, she turned the corner of the gathering hall and released a startled squeal when a large, booted foot stomped on one of the large gray creatures in front of her. All around her were a biz

