Chapter 12: Operation Rescue OscarLeo, a few moments later, but also seven to nine thousand years earlier…
Leo lurched as his next footfalls dropped several inches lower than his brain expected. He wasn’t any more ready for the terrain change with the sudden downward slope this time, but he managed to stay on his feet—or would have if Vinnie’s fall hadn’t pulled him down, too.
A trio of disrupted butterflies fluttered away. So much for a stealthy entry, but at least they hadn’t shouted this time. Leo took a deep breath and closed and reopened his eyes, forcing down the feeling of vertigo. He put a steadying hand on Vinnie’s back. He didn’t speak, but mouthed the words, “You okay?”
Vinnie’s nod was brief, then he gasped and looked behind them with a stricken expression.
“What?” This tim
