Tom led Sergeant Jackson, Kit, and a squad of Hanley’s troopers. Under cover of a silence spell from Kit, they moved like ghosts through the woods ringing the Center. The first sentry never heard them coming. When he realized he had a dozen weapons pointed at him, he surrendered his weapon. Jackson bound the man’s hands and sent him back to be detained at the trucks. The next sentry tried to shout an alarm, but his voice, just like every other sound he made, was swallowed by Kit’s spell. Jackson and one of the troopers clubbed him down. None of the other sentries gave them any trouble.