I had to admit, I was going to miss the weird, old guy. After hiking down the mountain for hours, Anna, Fred, and I found ourselves in a bamboo forest. “How are we supposed to find this battle, anyway?” I asked. “Does The Book say where it takes place?” WHOOSH! Out of nowhere, an arrow whizzed past my face, nearly taking off my nose. We were definitely on the right track. Anna, Fred, and I looked off in the distance. We saw what looked like a group of ants moving quickly down a hillside. “The ground is moving,” Anna said. I took a closer look. “That’s not the ground,” I said. “That’s Wang’s army.” They were marching toward Li Shimin’s troops on the mountain across from them. The battle was about to begin—and Anna, Fred, and I were right in the middle. The rumbling grew louder as the soldiers got closer. “This is it,” Fred said. “Let’s go.” “Wait,” Anna cried. “What are we suppose to do? We’re just kids.” “Don’t you get it,” Fred said.
