Chapter Thirty-Two
Dead End
Barlo cracked an eye open with a groan. The light around him was dim and hazy. He shook himself and blinked. A shimmering, gray fog swirled around him.
What happened?
The last thing he could remember was Melcar grabbing him, and Iarion attacking the Unborn man from behind while Felara watched and her tame Lost Ones kept the rest of the Unborn at bay. Then Melcar had... exploded. There was no other word for it. He had thought he and Iarion were dead for certain as they had hurtled screaming through the Void. He placed his hands on the rocky ground beneath him to push himself to his feet. He was standing by the time he realized something was wrong.
My hands...
He held them out in front of him. His eyes widened in disbelief. The stubby, callused fingers that
