"Heart of a Scorcher" Chapter 10 - Ash and Blood excerpt The pair landed painfully in the sand below as the platform behind them exploded in an inferno. Pieces of scorched wood rained down upon them and Aloy curled herself more tightly around him. 

"I know," she told him as she sat up, pulling him with her. Aloy gave the boy a quick shake by his shoulders. "I know you're scared. But you cannot stop now, do you hear me? Not until this thing is dead. That is an order," she snapped when he only stared at her without comprehension. "You will not stop moving until this machine is dead. Do you understand?"

Finally, she noted some flicker of understanding. Looking behind her, she could see the Scorcher casting around for where they'd gone in the chaos. Quickly, she turned back to Valruun. "Do you understand?" she demanded. "Say it!"

The boy's nostrils flared with panic, but he nodded. Another shake of his shoulders had the words spilling out of him. "Don't stop moving. I understand."

Satisfied, she yanked him to his feet and shoved him away from her. "Go!"

Time to take down the big bad wolf.