Hundreds of children disappeared that night; no bodies or remains were ever found on the beach, or returned to the land by the sea. The children had existed for only a short while. Some had only had six summers in which to run and play in the sun under the watchful eyes of their parents and guardians, making up stories and creating memories that they would never live to share. The men of the Black Sun made sure of that. And after throwing the children to their death from the cliffs, they scurried away to the safety of their secret underground citadel, like the cowardly rats they were. The tunnels that lead down to the dark city where the men of the Black Sun sleep are old. In Napoleon’s time, the French and the English took it in turns to increase and enlarge the network , as they sought