"On it," he replied quickly. His first time and he had to adapt and quickly. The zombies were being controlled in some way, like strings from a puppet-

Strings... He recalled seeing the grass move when the malevolent feeling began, and as he narrowed his eyes and focused, all while enhancing his Meister's senses, he pointed with a spark of comprehension.

"I see a wire... it goes under the fence. After that I hit a big-ass wall of somethin' hungry n' pretty excited to see us. Givin' off a lotta Madness. It's hangin' out in the neighbor's yard!"