quot; said Lulu.
From outside the cave came Count Nons voice. "Sorry to disturb you, but you should come and look at this. "
"Who should?" called Lulu.
"All of you. "
"Dammit. "
They crawled out of the cave slowly, gloomily, leaving the warmth behind. It felt even colder and more miserable now that theyd had a few minutes of comfort. The three of them remained huddled together as they went to where Primo and the Count were waiting.
Spyder followed the mens gaze upward to the night sky. "Its the moon," he said. "Been there. Done that. "
"Look beyond that peak," said Primo.
"Oh man," Spyder said.
"What is it?" asked Shrike.
Spyder felt Lulu shiver.
"Two moons," Spyder said. "There are two moons in the sky. "
Shrike lowered her head, but didnt say anything.
"Who has the juice for this?" Spyder asked.
"The Brotherhood, perhaps," said Count Non. "Perhaps the Black Clerks, though Ive never heard of them doing anything remotely this mad before. "
"It could be a confederacy. Two or three of the groups wanting to stop us could have combined their powers," Shrike said. "This is bad. "
"Theres something worse," said Lulu, looking back at the cave.
Spyder turned and saw that the fire had ignited some of the brush by the entrance. The whole cave was burning like a merry beach bonfire on the Fourth of July.
"If someones looking for us, I think we just sent em a flare," said Lulu.
"Theres something in the flames," Primo said.
Black, moiling smoke slid from the cave, up the mountainside.
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