Chapter 48
The Wanderer flushed more and more traps from Jess’s body. He remained curled up, all his attention turned inward. Finally, the last of the traps were neutralised. Jess still didn’t react. The Wanderer insistently nudged at him, trying to get a response.
Jess wasn’t ignoring the Wanderer. He wasn’t even aware of its presence. Everything that had happened recently had been too much. The pain, the fear, the danger and especially the loss of Ali. Unable to cope, he had shut down, shut everything out.
Finally, Jess started to register the Wanderer’s messages. He resisted to begin with. He felt safe where he was. Time had no meaning. Future, past and present were gone, as were all thoughts and all worries. He floated surrounded by soft whiteness that nothing could eve
