Anna marched through the pyramid’s stone corridors at a pace that forced Jack to keep up. It felt so good to be out of bed! After three days of rest, Dr. Tralis had declared her fit for duty, and she was eager to make up for lost time. “We need to step up production on the Infused weapons.” Jack bit his lip – which usually meant that he was nervous or thinking – and shut his eyes. “Half the Field Binders in the city are training with Melissa,” he said. “The rest are moving from ship to ship, enhancing our missiles.” Anna nodded once. “It’s good that they’re training.” “But?” Whirling around, she walked backwards and locked eyes with her husband. “But the Overseers are going to come with ships,” she insisted. “The only way we got past them was by surprising them. We’re gonna have to do

