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We hustled through the tunnels, and for once, the Titans were too busy to stop and bow to me. They nodded their heads politely and felt uncomfortable for not doing more, but it was enough.
They had better things to be getting on with.
They carried their weapons on their shoulders and marched to their designated defensive positions.
“What is it?” Hazel said. “What’s making that noise?”
“A powerful plasma blast, I should think,” I said. “The Changelings found us. Now they’ll be trying to get in.”
“Plasma drilling?” Hazel said. “Can they do that?”
“With enough time and pressure, plasma can drill through pretty much anything.”
How had they discovered us? I wondered. Had someone revealed our location? Had they found a track leading right to us?
Did it even matter?
No. They had found us. That was what mattered. As well as how we were going to deal with it.
This was not how it was supposed to happen. We needed to be safe until morning. Then, we would have attacked.
But the Changelings had other plans.
“Take cover!” a Titan bellowed.
He hurled himself to the floor. The wall ahead exploded as a bolt of plasma drilled through the dirt and stone. It was pure white and blinded me. I tossed up an arm to protect my eyes from the worst of it.
My honor guard formed a defensive wall around me as the plasma drill paused and alien shapes flooded through the hole.
Changelings.
They opened fire on us. The Titans made a defensive line and returned fire.
My honor guard turned to me.
“We must leave, Sire,” he said.
The honor guard wasn’t there for decoration. They were there to protect me at all costs. Even if it meant leaving these other Titans behind to fight.
It left a sour taste in my mouth to leave them, but they were right.
They led the way back down the tunnel and took another corner.
Thump!
Dirt dusted our heads and small stones pelted us from above.
I held Hazel’s hand and clutched her close.
We hustled down another tunnel and came to an abrupt stop.
To our left, the wall vibrated and throbbed, glowing white-hot.
“We must hurry!” a guard said.
He bolted forward to rush past the glowing wall.
The other guards blocked me from proceeding.
