Chapter 13: DeterminationI SCOOT FORWARD and feel for the next step. Crisp, crystalline alertness is leaching away into the cold concrete. My skin stings where I’ve scraped it raw. More parts of my body ache than I knew I had. I’d be starving if I weren’t already too parched to care about filling myself with anything but water. I think about the submerged floors at the base of Refuge longingly. All that water, just sitting there. And somewhere between me and that endless dark water, Ravel and his “Freedom.” Maybe. But the shadows seem to heighten every sensation, including anger, and Cadence just won’t shut up.
“Listen. I really don’t think this is a good idea.
“I don’t understand what your problem is.
“Seriously, you can’t just keep ignoring me like this. Cole. Cole. Colecolecole. Come
