Isabel clung to Nicholas’s shoulder and he peered nervously at the others, who were positioned around the manhole they’d escaped through the previous night. This time, they were heading back inside. It seemed like madness.Nale. Zeus. Merlyn. Harry.They were really doing this. And without Sam. Aileen was contacting every Sentinel she knew in the area, but time wasn’t on their side. Neither were the numbers. Nicholas shuddered at the thought of how many Harvesters would be waiting for them in the tunnels. And here they were; two men, two teenagers, two household pets.He squeezed the Drujblade. Despite the midday sun, he felt cold. Oddly detached from it all. He noticed Merlyn watching him from the other side of the manhole. The youngster winked and struck a pose like a battle-ready ninja. Nicholas couldn’t help smiling.“Everybody ready?” Harry asked. “Everybody know what they’re doing?”Nicholas’s list was short. Find Rae. Stop Laurent. Try not to get killed. Should be easy enough.Nale heaved open the manhole.
