The waiting was the hardest part. Alyssalee had no idea what drew Sophie to appear to her. Well, short of her almost dying, which seemed to focus Sophie’s wondering soul. Alyssalee lay in her bunk, thinking about the incident in the desert. It was Sophie who hinted to siphon water from the river and even showed her how to do it properly. But she didn’t show during the battle with UNUM at Sisters of Light.
She sent a fingercomm to Cole, asking his opinion.
Cole was silent for a moment. “There must have been fleshmongers among them. When soul-walking, we see the universe differently than the living does. We see in terms of energy.”
His voice hardened. “The life force of a fleshmonger is vile even on the spectral plane. It’s possible the fleshmongers sensed her and scared her off or manipu
