he shouts at the soldiers- planting it in their noises- planting it in mine- throbbing thru it with a low hum- and i knock him back again in my head- but the soldiers near him are running even faster- i look up and see the spinning fires still cutting thru the sky like swooping birds- but they 're heading back to the ledge- there are burning men everywhere but the army that 's still alive is also noticing that the fires are going back- that we 've got a few seconds before they come again- and the men are reaching the city now , the first ones heading up the road , running where the mayor 's yelling- `` todd !