“I know, I know,” she told the Augur when she finally got a free moment to herself. “I have to do it.”
“Be prepared. You could die or come close to it. No human has ever wielded the amount of power necessary to shut off every talisman.” The Martyr. He always sounded so dreary. And repetitive. She’d heard this a hundred times during her journey from East Africa to what remained of the U.S. It was another reason why she put it off. She didn’t want to meet with her family, only to die in front of them.
But she needed them by her side when she did it. She would have to tell each one of their talismans to stay on, which would mean she had to see them, according to the Teacher. Any talisman in the world not selected for a reprieve would immediately stop glowing, and inactive ones would not be
