Cause Her To Falter

“That’s still a huge risk!” Clara argued.

Ashleigh turned to Clara.

“If we don’t get that tower back, can the gates hold against the monsters?” she asked.

Clara swallowed.

“If we get Tower Two,” she said softly. “The gates can hold another hour more… but if they continue to attack the way they have been… I’m not sure how much longer they will hold after that.”

“And if we get Tower One?” Ashleigh asked.

Clara sighed and looked away.

“Tower One is our most direct connection to the gate system. We can run them without it, but if we had it back, our gates would hold.”

“Seems like a poor design,” Ashleigh smiled.

Clara stifled a laugh, a tear rolling down her cheek.

“I haven’t even left yet,” Ashleigh laughed.

Clara wiped her eyes and huffed.

“Ashleigh,” Fiona called to her quietly. “We need to talk.”

Ashleigh nodded. She turned back to Clara first.

“Prepare the tech teams. Find my soldiers. I want to head for the gates in the next twenty minutes.”