Chapter Twenty-SixAs J'Tull strode across the desert sands of Hephaestus, a most peculiar sound disturbed her contemplation.
As she was miles from civilization and carried no technology, the persistent beeping was utterly out of place. Equally puzzling was the fact that it followed her as she walked, always seemingly nearby though she continued to move.
Stopping, she looked around but could not determine its source. The red desert plain stretched out for miles in all directions, uninterrupted but for the distant peak of Mount Seleya. The copper sky above held nothing but the giant, blinding sun and a few flimsy wisps of cloud.
Cocking her head, she listened intently, attempting to further determine the nature of the signal. The longer she focused on it, the more familiar it seemed.
