The wind howled through the ruins like a mourning song.
For three days, the Legion had been on the move — what was left of them.
Their base was gone. The Tower was gone. And Leon…
Nova adjusted the signal receiver on her wrist, staring at the endless desert stretching before them. Her eyes were red from lack of sleep, but she kept moving, kept searching.
Raze’s voice crackled through her comm. “Still nothing?”
“Just static.”
He grunted. “Maybe it’s time to face it, Nova. He’s gone.”
She didn’t look up. “You weren’t there when the Tower fell. You didn’t see the way he fought to save us.”
“I saw the way he looked when he almost killed you.”
Nova’s jaw tightened. “He wasn’t himself.”
“Yeah?” Raze said. “That’s the problem.”
Iko’s voice interrupted, full of urgency. “Wait — I’m gett
