Kamira gave up on another attempt to communicate with Veranesh and looked at the notes instead, even though with each passing day since their experiment, doubts and fears had settled deep within her thoughts. The lumisphere filled the cave with bright light, but they’d still set up a small fire. A chunk of meat roasted over its flames. Koshmarnyk’s hunting venture into the woods had been an unnecessary risk, but the smell of fresh meat filling her nostrils argued otherwise. After weeks of eating grains and dried meat, she longed for some real food. Yet even a feast like they were preparing couldn’t draw her away from grimmer thoughts for long. She stared at the pages covered with symbols and searched for the mistake within.
Koshmarnyk sat nearby, sharpening his knife and checking the blad
