Eta woke to her nightmares slowly becoming a reality. It was just before dawn, and noise was coming in through her window. She ran to find the barrier had fallen for nearly ten minutes. Over the course of the morning, it would drop several more times, some longer than that
She fought through chaotic visions as she hurried to get dressed. Prairies burned in her mind, followed by children"s toys in the sand, forgotten and discarded. She tried to focus, but the tension in the city was getting to her. Before she even made it downstairs, she knew today was different from yesterday. It felt different. They were getting close to the time when the barrier would drop and not come back.
felt She stepped outside the Great Hall’s back doors. People were running across the streets, eyes fixed on the
