Under Attack

BANG BANG BANG

"Stay there Jeff!" Tala's voice pierced through the commontion as she ran out of the tent, stringing up her bow. There we gunshots outside Fort Hope, accompnaied by the odd explosion.

Despite all the noise, Jeff could hear General Phillips shouting orders.

Phillips: "Cleaners to the ramparts! Guards provide covering fire and evacuate civilians further into Fort Hope!"

???: "Fire! Fire in the fort!" Jeff heard a woman shouting.

So thats why Jeff could feel the heat off those ridden in his nightmare...

The gunfire continues for some time before it dies down. A few minutes later, Tala returns, blood smeared over her shirt.

Tala: "Are you ok Jeff? That fire was at Docs lab tent."

Jeff: "Yeah... Im good. None of that blood is your is it?"

Tala: "Well, maybe a little. But Mom patched me up." She laughes as she crawls back into her bed with a yawn.

Hardly a minute passed, before he could hear his sisters soft snores. Jeff rolled over and shut his eyes tightly, trying to get back to sleep.

Just as he was beginning to drift off, he heard hushed whispers, just tempting the edge of his hearing.