Chapter 19: Jailbreak
The first sign that something is wrong is more felt than seen.
It’s as if a background hum cuts out, just for an instant. I never would have noticed it but for the shock of its absence. Now I’m aware, it's the work of a moment to trace the sensation back to its source: the damaged barrier is churning with incredible agitation.
Am I out of time? Is this it? Maryam wins?
But when I race to check the patch Cadence had been chipping away at most recently under her direction, there’s no new damage and no one to be seen. I hate to leave Liwan unattended—not that I can do anything but bear silent witness to his mission—but I need to know where Cadence is. What she’s done.
I let the anchor of her body reel me back, but she’s up to nothing more troublesome than yawning th
