“Give me everything you saw,” Garrick says. “Every word. Every move. Especially from Ten.” I force my brain into report mode. It’s easier than feeling. “Ten demonstrated mirror-resonance manipulation,” I say. “He countered Kaien’s stone constructs by warping their integrity. He walked through my net with minimal disruption. He wasn’t immune—he reacted when Nyra’s burst hit, and my interference bit his mask enough to fracture it.” Garrick nods. “Good. Weakness exists.” “Ren escaped during the burst,” I say. “He used the chaos to slip. I didn’t catch the vector.” Garrick’s gaze flicks to the med bay doors where Nyra and Eryndor vanished. “And Nyra’s resonance?” “Folded,” I say. “Like a shell. It’s still there, but inaccessible.” Garrick exhales slowly. “Get cleaned. Then debrief with

