![]() As they went, their feet sinking into a soft sand that was the color of the fog, they heard the ice bells again and looked back, expecting to see the women following. On the other side it was foggy, but each step took them closer to the light. ![]() For all the scale of the upheaval, the fissure they'd made was scarcely more than a man's height. Though the gloom was still deep, they could make out the vague presence of the wall. It put its arm around Gentle's shoulders, and together they stumbled towards the warmth that had roused them. ![]() Or rather, not before he had seen that the Merc had no driver at all! The impact tossed him clear - but not before he got a good look at the demon car's driver. Wyatt somehow managed to scramble through the empty front window and was on all fours on the bonnet when the Merc struck. As it picked up speed its bent bonnet began a loose flapping, like the inarticulate mouth of some great mechanical idiot. Giving him no time to think, the Mercedes came at him again. I have my orders, I'm packed, and I'll get into the capsule as soon as you tell me to. If Gollee Gren hadn't expressed an interest in her, Afra would have been tempted to try his luck. She was a daintily made girl, all brown: brown eyes, brown hair, light brown skin, with small hands and feet.
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