Chapter 16Kai stretched the fingers of her left hand. Were they really moving? Or was she hallucinating? She was too tired to know and too wary to raise her head to look. In her exhaustion, was she imagining that the drug was wearing off? It seemed longer, much longer than the twelve hours Engalla had predicted.
Pain was now seeping into her brain. She knew that her mind was cramping. She had been so tense for so long. Even now, she dared not relax her shields one bit, fearing that the manipulative vibrations would seep in and seize her. If she could just disconnect one electrode for one minute…
She had never felt this tired in her life. Even at the Hogann when she had fasted for three or four days at a time, she had been able to relax her vigil every few hours, to replenish her mental r
