Chapter 4
Night came swiftly, and across the empty expanse in front of them, a string of lights illuminated the forest where the German front lines were setting up for the night. Maybe from above, their camps were blacked out, to keep the night bombers from seeing their position. But from the ground, Dounia could see them perfectly.
“Do you think they’re keeping up watch on the other side?” Ira asked, Meow curled over her good shoulder.
“Most likely they’re watching the sky for our sisters. Or looking toward our lines. No one looks for enemies from behind.”
“Do you think they are still searching for us? I haven’t heard a thing since that plane, but you two are the ones with the advanced hearing.”
“Not a sound,” Dounia shook her head. “Not anything at all.”
She hadn’t heard birds in t
