Chapter 64
November – 3,390 BC
Earth: Village of Assur
GITA
The warriors crouched like wild boars, slipping out the south gate in furtive two's and three's, hoping to avoid alerting the army which moved towards them that the village was awake. Gita chewed her lip and waited for her turn. The men moved out first as it was more important the wedge be in place than the skirmishers. A nervous whisper was quashed by Siamek. Didn't these people know anything about remaining hidden?
'I'm invisible … I'm invisible … I'm invisible…' Gita recited the chant which had kept her safe since childhood.
The last of the men crouched low and scurried out holding their shields, careful to keep their spears off the ground so they did not clatter against the rocks. When Mikhail had made them practice the
