Selene tracked down Eb in the cocoon of his sanctum at the heart of the Radiant Dragon. He lay in his customary position, floating in mid-air, but he was no longer physically connected to the vessel.
His skin looked more alive, blemished and lined, marked with veins and hairs, although the was still a pallid tint to it. His eyes flickered open at her approach. “Surtr is gone?”
“He is. He took the entire Concordance battlefleet with him. He achieved that.”
Eb"s words were little more than a croak, as if he still spoke to her over vast distances, from deep within the layers of his protective shells. “It was an abrupt end after waiting for so long. I"m pleased you opened his eyes, showed him the wider galaxy, but to have it all taken away just as he was glimpsing what he might do and be
