Lian pulled a thin silver thread of light from the Quantifier and held it over his finger. He looked at Root and took a deep breath. Then, with eyes squeezed he pricked the sharp end of the thread deep into the tip of his finger.

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His Sea Wraith stretched its draping sleeve, revealing skin and bone of a water-dwelling world. Long scaly fingers caught the blood as it fell from Lian’s finger. Tssssssssssss.

 

Then silence.