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It was hard, but even the tree trunk pressed againstwas co touched ether So and what sound that did escape was partially ainst my lips

I stared into the dark eyes of a beautiful raven haired little Polynesian girl Willing myself to tamp down the sudden terror her unexpected touch had evoked, I worked on reclai er up to her lips of the hand that had just been pressed against mine and made the universal sound to be silent I nodded quickly as all throughout this startled moment the tree had never stopped the repetitive vibration that signaled the approach of a irl beckoned toleafy fronds of the tree, but I stared hopelessly at her as it occurred to round below Wordlessly I shook ether hands and nodded to the branches betweenthe fronds of the tree that seeiant fern upward until she hugged a goodon the leftover stubs of bygone branches I ether hands passed over the little girl's body She let go of her grip and one by one the fronds bent back down and offered us a faint shielding from those below

From my perspective it see the sentries who seeent of foreign expeditionary forces

I noticed soazeI needed was to see the way her eyes had widened in fear to know that things were about to get very bad!

A roar let loose that had even the loudest thunderclap beat in terrasped ahold of the little girl's body as if to protect her sole shook and ear shattering shrieks of soldiers completely overwhelh was the sudden clack of teeth cla