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Some sound caught her attention, her hurried pace distracted by sensory data that was just—off.
She reached into her head to pull on that thing that knew when those things not quite human were near. She sent it around her to scan the cliffs above, the plateau ahead, and the valley behind. So much input inundated her senses it was as good as none. So much data she didn't trust what it told her. Either countless troops surrounded the compound, troops invisible and hiding in impossible respites, or her senses were useless.
Inclined to believe her ineptitude, she halted her steps anyway. What new madness had found her?
A second sound, some subtle disturbance of air rather than a true vibration in her ear, jerked her head, and she held her breath to allow complete focus on pinpointing th
