“What the heck are the soldiers doing here?” Gordon whispered while the sounds of horse trotting faded away
“I don’t know… how did they reach in here in the first place. Its far away from the city” I whispered back
“Let’s go check on old man Elly”
After we were sure none of the soldiers were lurking around, we rushed into our home. Old man Elly sat outside with a tense look on his face. I’ve never seen him that uneasy and worried before. He quickly stood up after spotting us.
“You have to leave … right now” he stammered
“What were they doing here?” I asked “Why should we leave?”
“they saw your mats; they know you are here… they will be back with more men soon. If they reached here that means more of them are already here. Start packing right away”
“What if they…. what if they are ju
