Nanette just had to find the right temperature to let it flow without hardening immediately. Making a new path wouldn’t do any good if she sealed it up behind her. She used her focus to melt a deep trench and pit at the face of the stone wall. With a slow move, she pressed her glowing hands to the stone and it began to melt away like chocolate in the sun. As she caught on to the precise temperature range, she was able to increase her speed. Now, it was a matter of keeping her focus on the density of stone so that she didn’t light the hidden caverns behind the mansion on fire. * * * * Rand lunged for the doorway of the shuttle, and Loesh held him back. “We need to help the general population. There are lives at stake.” Rand powered up and whirled to face his friend. “My family is under that giant rock.” “The satellite scans don’t show any bodies.
