The Watchers Above

The boy climbed up from the ground and hugged the man again, refusing to let go. Tears streamed down his face. "Dad, let's leave this place. We can go into the wilderness if we have to. We aren't scared of mutant beasts."

Pain flashed through the man's eyes. He rubbed his son's head and said quietly, "Once I kill that bastard, I'll take you both into the wilderness."

Thalia frowned and stopped wal