“What are we doing here?” she asked in surprise. “Is someone coming to get us?”
Korum shook his head and smiled. “No, we’re going by ourselves.”
“How?” asked Mia, burning with curiosity.
“You’ll see in a second. Don’t be afraid, okay?” He squeezed her palm reassuringly.
Mia nodded, and Korum let go of her hand, taking a step forward. Extending his arm, he made a gesture, as though pointing at the empty space in front of him. All of a sudden, Mia could hear a low humming. The sound was unlike anything Mia had heard before—too quiet and even to be the buzzing of insects.
“What is that?” she asked warily, wondering if Korum intended to teleport them somewhere. Mia had no idea what the limitations of K technology were, but she did know that Krinar physics had to have gone far beyond Einst
