She’s still alive. She’s safe. She escaped. And she’s with Weaver. The last part caused a current of unease to sting his gut, but she seemed to be in Weaver’s company by choice, so maybe they’d worked something out. Maybe Weaver had changed his mind and saved her? Who knew the depths of his brother’s heart? The second part of the conversation gripped Striver’s stomach and twisted. He’d spent his life keeping technology from the lawless, and now they faced the one evil he’d worked so hard to avoid. “Why did you shut her off?” “I have to notify the commander immediately.” Ducking underneath a branch, Litus left just as Commander Grier’s alto voice rang out from his arm. For the first time, Striver wished he had his own locator to talk to Eri. To think, I used to hate technology. “Did you hear?” Carven tugged on his sleeve. “The Lawless may have the advantage.” “Yes, but do we really want them to win?” Striver watched the trees for Litus’s return.
