he knows exactly what 's coming after us , what 's blasting the first houses of new prentisstown to splinters and no doubt captain o'hare and all his men , too- and there are other people running , screaming out of houses and running for the hills to the south , but they 're too far away , much too far to reach on foot , and all these people are going to die- i turn away , spurring acorn again with my ankles out of pure fright .