Zero woke from a light doze, startled by something she couldn"t see or hear. Beside her, Maddie was at high alert, staring out into the setting sun. “You sense that too?” Zero asked, climbing to her feet.
The little bit of sleep she"d gotten had helped, but she was still on edge. Zero cast her senses out around her, trying to find whatever had awakened her. No one was nearby though. The nearest person she could sense was at least a mile away.
She stretched, moving slowly to warm up her body. She focused her attention back the way they came. There was no sign of the 8th Battalion. Reaching a little further, she found Alaric, but she recoiled quickly as pain lashed through the connection, seeming to hit her square at the base of her neck.
Zero grabbed her neck, half expecting to find bloo
