Turning this entire place to rubble is very much what Ellis would like to do, but—
"I don't know," he shouts back, steering her slightly away. The angle of his body slants between her and the rift. "The Herald said the gates have to be protected, but what that means—"
He breaks off, making a sharp, indecisive gesture with one hand. Sweat is gathering at the nape of his neck, prickling at his hairline. There is a threat here and he can do nothing about it.
What does protection mean in this case? There Herald had been clear in her instruction to administer it, but this isn't such a straightforward thing. Is it enough to remove the gates entirely from play, make them inaccessible to anyone else? Ellis can't imagine leaving this, sat unattended, with the prying clutching attention of something ancient lurking in the dark unchecked.
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"I don't know," he shouts back, steering her slightly away. The angle of his body slants between her and the rift. "The Herald said the gates have to be protected, but what that means—"
He breaks off, making a sharp, indecisive gesture with one hand. Sweat is gathering at the nape of his neck, prickling at his hairline. There is a threat here and he can do nothing about it.
What does protection mean in this case? There Herald had been clear in her instruction to administer it, but this isn't such a straightforward thing. Is it enough to remove the gates entirely from play, make them inaccessible to anyone else? Ellis can't imagine leaving this, sat unattended, with the prying clutching attention of something ancient lurking in the dark unchecked.