There is just a chance to escape over the walls and in the darkness.

Now go and save your lives if you can." "We stay," came the deep rumble of many voices together.

One man slipped quietly away a little later, but he was the only one.

Save for him, there was no thought of flight in the minds of that heroic band.
Ned's heart thrilled and the blood pounded in his ears.

Life was precious, doubly so, because he was so young, but he felt a strange exaltation in the face of death, an exaltation that left no room for fear.
The eyes of Travis glistened when he heard the reply.
"It is what I expected," he said.