The Last Heiress
I'd seen a group of them cover the distance from the wall to the first buildings in what felt like seconds.
"Then we can hide, there are caves in the hills" she said grimly, pulling me toward the stairs.
The ceiling above us exploded inward.
I don't have a clearer memory of what happened next. There was light, horrible, searing light that burned my eyes even as I tried to shield them. Then, there was noise, a sound so loud and so terrible that I felt like my eardrums might burst.
There was movement, something large and terrible descending through the hole in our roof, and my mother's hand tore away from mine as she was lifted up and away from me.