43 Tears slid silently down my cheeks once they’d dumped me on my bed and left the room. We might have blown up their data, but they would rebuild or relocate and use my mind again to transfer Talent to more of their people. It was only a hiccup in their plans. As Madhur had pointed out — more than once — they’d been doing this for centuries. I just had to hope that Braydac and Larissa had made it to Jannali. Then I could at least be happy that they’d escaped this nightmare. Each minute that passed meant my chances of escape were dwindling away. The whole place was alert now, so it would be extremely difficult for Braydac to come back for me. I was tired, but couldn’t sleep. I was also very hungry, but did not want to eat. What was the point? Maybe I could just refuse to eat. How long

