Do you really think this would work, Xorran?" "I'm really worried about Ellio." "We're putting everything on the line, Alpha." "This is the only option we have," another voice answered after a brief silence. "And besides, I trust him. He is Ellio. He can do it." "For Acadia." Ellio was in a deep slumber when those voices drifted into his consciousness. They sounded distant, as though they were coming from the other side of a thick fog, yet every single one was painfully familiar. He could easily tell who each voice belonged to. They were people he knew... people he cared about. Was this a dream? Or was it a memory? Before he could make sense of it, the voices slowly faded into silence. Ellio's eyelids fluttered open. A soft groan escaped his lips as he stared blankly at the unfa

