It was time to restock food supplies at the Primus living complex.
Lanse stayed behind.
Tess figured he hated her that much.
She and the others received their telecom trackers and their jet stepped through the teleportation vortex that boomed in the sky. Szedra, ever alert, tried to sense nearby aura signatures once they entered the modern world—but her ability failed to activate. She said nothing, but she felt she was getting closer to understanding why.
Back at base, Lanse practiced alone. He tried again to summon and stabilize his Metasyne energy sword, pushing past frustration. The blade flickered and collapsed. Again. And again. He ground his teeth.
The memory of two Deathwave detonations by Tess outside of Primus territory circled in his mind. Was it a coincidence… or did the Chewletes somehow suppress her darker side?
But if she really was deathless… if nothing could kill her…
Then why did he choose to be alone?
