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Chapter Nine Talli jumped up, wide awake. She could hear yowls, yelps, hisses and snapping sounds from near the water. Jumping up, she looked around. The others weren't awake yet. "Get up!" Talli yelled, afraid and worried. "Get your weapons out and those who don't have them…" She looked around desperately, "Um… um…" She spotted the smoldering coals of last night's fire, "Get a stick and light it on fire or something!" "What?" Briar asked, alarmed. "Fighting sounds, from the beach! Whatever's out there we have to be ready!" Everyone was wide awake then, moods a mixture of worried and scared. Talli took a deep breath, pull