“She wants you.”
Gunter and Barak entered my cell together. I nodded and walked between them.
“Are the girls okay?” I asked urgently
They exchanged a glance. “We’ve hidden them,” Gunter or Barak said shortly.
A week of good food, hot water, clean clothes and civilisation had not made me soft. I stopped.
“Did Ike get to them first?” I demanded.
“No. Barak and I got there in time,” Gunter replied.
I relaxed and resumed walking. “Thank you.”

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Thunder and Lightning
FantasyForsaken by the gods, their lives and homes taken by the flood, the humans left are slaves to the sirens. They pray for heroes, the twins Thunder and Lightning, to save them from the monsters who beset them. Maybe what they really need is one good m...