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immediately. This isn't safe."
    "I don't know," Daisy replied, unsure of herself. "What did he say to you, Arthur?"
    "He told me how to get to the caves," Arthur replied. "He wouldn't have done that without having considered this situation arising. I can lead us there."
    "Then let's go," Jenna urged. "Crystal, you haven't said anything. What do you think we should do? Surely you don't want to stay here."
    Crystal hesitated. She was inclined to agree with Daisy that John would come back, but felt very uncomfortable being where they were. "John would never willingly leave us alone for this long. I think we need to get to these caves quickly."
    Arthur turned to his sister. "We won't go if you're not convinced, but John did tell me how to get us there. The longer we wait the more likely we are to meet another patrol."
    Daisy bit her lip, clearly torn over what to do. "You're sure about this, Arthur?"
    Arthur nodded. "Finding them won't be hard. John gave me detailed directions."
    Daisy paused for a moment before nodding reluctantly.
    "Good," Jenna replied, moving behind a rock to begin her transformation. Within two minutes they were all back in the air.
    Fly fast, Arthur urged as they climbed. It shouldn't be far, but we don't want to be spotted—not without John here.
    Too late! Crystal cried in alarm, spotting a group of Blues in the distance. Over to the left—I think they've seen us!
    All five of them broke into panicked outbursts, so Crystal couldn’t understand anything that any of them were saying. When they finally calmed down, Arthur took charge.
    We have to keep going. There's nowhere to hide here and John will look for us in the caves. If we keep going towards there he should be able to find us.
    If he's still alive, Jenna replied. These could be the same dragons returning after killing John.
    Jenna! Daisy said in horror. How could you say that?
    It's not them, Seth replied. There are ten of them, not eight. And they've definitely seen us. They're heading straight for us!
    Crystal strained her eyes looking for any distinguishing features in the desert below them. Then she saw them; several large holes on a slope that could only be the caves John was leading them to. I can see the caves! She called to the others. Perhaps we can lose them in there.
    I don't know, Seth replied anxiously. What's to stop them following us?
    Nothing, but they'll catch us in the air for sure, Crystal replied without looking back, trying to fly as quickly as she could. They're faster than us, but they know we're stronger and larger than they are; they might be reluctant to follow us into the caves.
    They're trained soldiers and we're just children, Jenna pointed out. They'd tear us apart if they caught us.
    They don't know that, Crystal replied. As far as they know we could be the elite of our army. Why else would we be out here?
    Seth glanced back at the group of advancing Blues. It's worth a try; John is nowhere to be seen and they're closing in on us. I don't think we have any other option.
    No one had any better plans, so the five of them flew as fast as they could towards the caves. Although the slowest in the group, Crystal had a head start and landed first, stopping outside the largest of the cave entrances, unsure which way to go. Arthur landed beside her, with Daisy, Jenna and Seth just behind him.
    Follow me, he commanded, running past Crystal. We need to move quickly. Arthur sprang forwards and chose the largest tunnel leading out of the large entrance cave—the tunnel to the left. The tunnels were large enough for them to run through as dragons and Arthur moved swiftly, making it hard for Crystal to keep up. After running for about ten minutes and taking seven or eight turns, they reached a dead end; a large chamber with no exits.
    We can't go any further, Seth whispered. Let's hope they can't work out which route we took.
    Arthur breathed a gentle stream of fire to light the chamber. Hey, where are Daisy and Jenna?
    Crystal