Cort was right behind him, followed by the Maya we’d just talked to—or someone who looked enough like him to be his brother. He wasn’t wearing the colorful cloth bag, though, so maybe it wasn’t the same man.“Oh, it’s you.” Dimitri relaxed and lowered his gun as he saw Ritter. Jace and I skidded to a halt. “That’s a relief.”“What happened?” Jace asked.Cort pushed past Dimitri. “We were pinned down behind the waterfall. Fortunately, this fellow appeared and showed us an underground tunnel that came up on the other side of these rocks. There’s a cave—or a tunnel, rather—that goes straight through this whole rock pile. Unfortunately, the Emporium caught sight of us going into the other side. But I guess you heard the shooting.”“We gonna take ’em?” Jace’s face glowed.“No!” everyone said.Guttural shouts came from the tunnel.“Get to the Pinz,” Ritter barked. “Hurry!”Dimitri led the way at a run. Cort spoke to the Maya, making an urgent motion with his hands.
