170 An Ethereal Assistant

"The planes have been destroyed. Can we get out of here before they decide that the humans aren't enough food?" Ella begged a few seconds after the defenders' last hope had been cut off in a flurry of claws and screaming.

"Good idea. Let's check for a good hiding spot, and then we can come back to verify later. I think I saw an alcove in the cliff on our way by." Wolfe agreed and carefully backed away from the carnage down below them.

The alcove in question was only a hundred meters away, but it was quite a ways up the cliff face, which should reduce the number of threats. Once he had spotted it again, Wolfe picked Ella up and used gravity control to lift them up.

She let out a small squeak as they entered the alcove, then looked around in shock. "Oh, there is something here. I just saw solid rock and thought we were going to crash."