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\u201cBegira!\u201d exclaimed Kepa. \u201cLook!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maite looked to where Kepa was pointing. A few smaller boats were leaving the larger ships and rowing to the island. Kepa couldn\u2019t see for sure, but he imagined each was filled with soldiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey\u2019re coming this way!\u201d he cried. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe can\u2019t fight them,\u201d said Maite. \u201cWe need to get off of the island.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kepa nodded as he grabbed Maite\u2019s hand and dashed down the hill. The path they had taken up was gone, lost to time. Instead the way was covered with dense foliage. Kepa pushed branches aside, breaking them when he could to clear the way. He stumbled more than once on rocks that littered the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOw!\u201d He heard Maite cry out. Turning back, he saw her on the ground. His eyes widened when he saw blood staining the white sleeve of her dress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA branch ripped up my arm,\u201d she said, teeth gritted, as Kepa helped her up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re almost there,\u201d replied Kepa. \u201cJust a little further.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maite nodded as they continued their dash down the side of the island. They heard gunshots in the distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey must have reached the island,\u201d panted Maite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A moment later they burst through the tree line. In front of them was the water. A small dock with a small boat lay invitingly in front of them. It was only then that Kepa noticed the French soldiers standing guard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He quickly pulled Maite back into the trees. He counted three soldiers between them and the boat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat now?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maite looked down at her hands. They began to glow from the inside, such that she could see the veins and bones in her hand. She looked up at Kepa. \u201cWe have the power of the zatia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kepa nodded. \u201cI\u2019ve only used it to blind people. I don\u2019t know what else we can do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll figure it out. We don\u2019t have any choice. Let me go first. They are less likely to shoot a woman.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n