"You mean on the shore?" I asked, raising an eyebrow. "That's where we saw you materialize out of thin air." "No, Sh'muel," replied Amias with a shake of his head. He took a step forward so that he was by the door, keeping his eyes fixed on the distant waters. "That's just a pathway that forked out of the actual fissure between this realm and the Second Ring. Think of it like a channel leading to the shore." "So, can we use it to get to the fissure faster?" Lyana folded her arms across her chest, her golden shield gleaming as she did. "If you came out of it, surely we can go through it to reach the breach point, no?" Amias let out an exasperated sigh as he cast his glance toward the huntress. "Yes, Lyana, that is possible," he paused to take a deep breath, "but, it is highly unlikely t

