boom ! - as the first soldiers of the mayor 's own army start arriving in quick formayshun from the south , mr hammar at their front , crossing the square towards us to get new orders- as the people of new prentisstown run for their lives in any and every direkshun- as the scout ship from the incoming settlers lands on a hill somewhere near mistress coyle , the worst possible place for 'em- as davy prentiss lies dead in the rubble below us , shot by his own father , shot by the man i just set free- and as viola- my viola- races out on horseback into the middle of it all , her ankles broken , not even able to stand up on her own- yes , i think .