27 Thorne
“There’s work, and there’s purpose. Always combine them.” – Empress Janais, The Fifth Age of Umbra
I rub my neck and think through what just happened. These four ladies have faced down some serious stuff, and yet they’ve chosen to stay locked the Underground, trying to make things better.
Our talk continues, only now, we refocus on the Liberation Celebration. Zoe shares how she plans to neutralize the Hollow’s blood virus. Chloe explains how Fritz came through with Captain Francisco, the custom builder who’s making the Crawler. The captain wants specs.
“but we don’t have those yet,” explain Meimi.
“Why not?” asks the Hollow.
“Two reasons,” answers Meimi. “One, I haven’t finished building the omnivoid generator yet, so I’m not sure how big it will be. Two, we haven’t found t
